The United States government said Thursday that does not consider possible that Russia be removed from its place as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, as requested by the president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelensky.
“We don’t see that happening, we certainly understand that have a permanent seat on the Security Council of the UN,” White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.
The official responded in this way when asked about it at a press conference, according to the Sputnik news agency.
Zelenski had affirmed on Tuesday that Russia, for committing crimes against civilians in its invasion of Ukraine, “cannot be a member of the UN Security Council,” reports Télam.
That day, the Ukrainian president also asked the international community to establish a “total no-fly zone for Russian missiles, planes and helicopters”, a proposal that was immediately rejected by Washington and NATO.
“A no-fly zone would require implementation, it would require deploying the United States military,” and that “would potentially be a direct conflict and potentially a war with Russia, which is something we don’t plan to be a part of,” Psaki replied that same day. .
The spokeswoman noted that President Joe Biden “has made it very clear that he has no intention of sending US troops to fight a war with Russia.”
Likewise, the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenbergtold US television NBC that the alliance had “no intention of entering Ukraine, either on the ground or in the airspace?”
Attacks on the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant
Ukrainian officials confirmed that a fire broke out in the largest nuclear plant in Europe.
“As a result of the continuous shelling of buildings at the plant, the plant is on fire,” said Dmytro Orlov, mayor of Energodar. In his message, broadcast on video by the Telegram app, he urged Russian troops to stop the attack.
This Thursday, the Kremlin Defense Ministry had announced that it controlled the area around Zaporizhzhya. Later, local workers denounced that Russia was advancing towards the nuclear plant.
“The Russian army is firing from all sides at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. The fire has already broken out. If it explodes, it will be 10 times bigger than Chernobyl! The Russians must IMMEDIATELY cease fire, allow firefighters, establish a safety zone!” tweeted Dmytro Kuleba, Ukrainian Foreign Minister in a message alerting the world.