Slovenia beats Russian ally Belarus for UN Security Council seat
The 10 non-permanent seats are allocated to represent all regions equally
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The 10 non-permanent seats are allocated to represent all regions equally
The defense ministers of Russia and Belarus met in Minsk to sign “nuclear sharing” documents related to the deployment and storage of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.
Belarus and Slovenia are engaged in the debates. Belarus is represented by the country's permanent representative in the UN Valentin Rybakov while Slovenia is represented by the country's permanent representative in the UN Bostjan Malovrh.
On March 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that at Minsk’s request, Moscow would deploy its tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, similar to what the United States had long been doing on the territory of its allies
During the debates Valentin Rybakov asked Slovenia's representative to explain what made his country to drastically change initial plans and bid for UN Security Council non-permanent membership in 2021.