UK says evicting Russia from UNSC among ‘all options’ on table

Amid the ongoing escalation of Russia's military offensive in Ukraine, the United Kingdom government said it is open to removing Moscow as one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). The UK is planning to evict Russia from UN Security Council among "all options" on the table. "The UK government is open to removing Russia as one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council following the invasion of Ukraine," Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman told the news agency AFP.

Britain is one of the five permanent members of UNSC alongside Russia, the United States, China and France. The statement by Britain comes hours after Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Moscow will continue its special military operation in Ukraine until it achieves the main goal of defending Russia from Western threats.