Speaking at the UN Security Council, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for action against Russia, citing serious “war crimes”. Former Bush spokesman Marc Thiessen later told Fox News that the United Nations could not do much because nearly half of the permanent members of the Security Council – veto-wielding states – were complicit in “crimes against humanity.” of humanity “. In “The Story,” presenter Martha McCallum referred to the Biden administration’s cautious language about war crimes after National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan refused to call the Kremlin attacks on civilians “genocide.” “We have seen atrocities, we have seen war crimes, we have not yet seen a level of systematic deprivation of the Ukrainian people’s lives reach the level of genocide,” said Sullivan, a former Hillary Clinton adviser. Thyssen said it was difficult to watch footage of civilian casualties, saying such crimes were indeed “prosecuted” but that UN power was sterile. “[G]”Genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, as you like to call them, these are atrocities and are being persecuted,” he said. SEXTON RIPS FORMER COLLEAGUES FOR REFUSAL TO APOLOGIZE FOR LAPTOP HUNTER BIDEN Zelenskyy speaks to UNSC ((AP Photo / John Minchillo)) “The problem is that the UN is completely incapable of addressing these atrocities for one simple reason: 40% of its voting members are actively involved in genocide and crimes against humanity.” The United States, France, Russia, China and the United Kingdom are the five permanent members of the council, all of which can veto resolutions, while many other rotating and elected members include Gabon, the United Arab Emirates. , Ireland, India and Ghana. “In China – [a] “A veto – they have over a million Uighurs in concentration camps in what the United States has declared genocide,” he said. CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APPLICATION Biden’s ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield.
“And now in Russia, you have a leader involved in the massacre of civilians in Ukraine – this is at least a war crime and possibly genocide. They will not be able to deal with it.” Thiessen compared the treatment of Ukrainian civilians by Russia to the 1995 Srebrenica genocide in Yugoslavia, which prompted the UN to set up an international criminal tribunal to prosecute the perpetrators, adding that Russia and China could veto in creating a forum focusing on Ukraine. “That’s why Zelensky said to expel Russia from the Security Council or to dissolve yourself. And he is absolutely right,” Thyssen said.