As a reminder, the five permanent members are China (originally the Republic of China until 1971), France, Russia (as a successor to the USSR), the United Kingdom, and the United States.
they literally only are because the UK didn’t want to be “isolated” between the superpowers so they yanked France onto the council so churchill could have a colonialist bloc.
As a reminder, the five permanent members are China (originally the Republic of China until 1971), France, Russia (as a successor to the USSR), the United Kingdom, and the United States.
so stupid that France is a permanent member.
It’s stupid that the UN has an extra special boys club with power to block any meaningful progress in the first place
France being a permanent member is one of Stalin’s achievement, because he thought that France might turn socialist or Eastern Bloc friendly post war.
USSR maintained this diplomatic support as the Algerian War raged on
Nowaday, France having nukes and an extensive Penal battalion in west Africa probably helps
they literally only are because the UK didn’t want to be “isolated” between the superpowers so they yanked France onto the council so churchill could have a colonialist bloc.
I had to reread this, I thought you were suggesting that the USSR had invaded vietnam