Strange Days at the U.N. as Russia Takes the Helm of the Security Council

The world panel created three-quarters of a century ago to maintain international peace and security met in New York on Monday under its new leadership: the nation that has plunged Europe into its biggest land conflict since World War II.

For the first time since February 2022, when its military stormed across the borders of neighboring Ukraine and launched an unprovoked war, Russia has taken over the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council. Read more

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