Key facts
- Russia supports reforming the UN Security Council and expanding its permanent membership.
- Russia believes the veto power is an important element of the UN structure.
- Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has called for the abolition of the UN Security Council's veto power.
- Erdogan argues the current Security Council composition reflects post-World War II realities and not today's global landscape.
- Russia and China advocate for broader representation of Asian, African, and Latin American countries at the UNSC.
Russia believes the United Nations Security Council should be reformed to include more permanent members while maintaining the existing veto power, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. This position comes in response to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's recent calls to abolish both permanent membership and the veto privilege.