GOP Rep Don Bacon calls for removing Russia from UN Security Council

Rep. Don Bacon, who has repeatedly called Russia a “pariah state,” renewed his call for the United Nations Security Council to remove Russia from the panel.

“The United Nations General Assembly should vote to remove the Russians from the Security Council. Russia is a pariah state and should be treated as such,” Bacon said in his speech on Friday. he said. to mail In X.

The Russian Federation is one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.

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the other permanent members They include the US, UK, China and France.

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in December 2023 to mail“Russia’s seat in the Security Council is an embarrassment for the United Nations. Russia invaded its neighbor and is committing crimes against humanity. Expel Russia from the Security Council.”

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives to attend the 8th European Political Community (EPC) summit in Yerevan on May 4, 2026. (Ludovic MARIN / AFP via Getty Images)

Bacon wants the United States to provide more military aid to Ukraine.

“Russia is losing on the battlefield and in the Black Sea. Its economy is in ruins. The only thing it can do is bomb Ukrainian cities and civilians. That’s why we must pass Russian sanctions and military aid to Ukraine. The parliament will vote on this issue in two weeks,” he said on Sunday. to mail In X.

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Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., arrives at the House Republican conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on May 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

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The MP, who has been serving in Congress since the beginning of 2017, announced last year that he would not run for re-election in 2026.