The United Nations’ legitimacy is unique
... “Permanent membership” means that a country is permanently represented in the UN Security Council, as with Russia, the United States, Britain, China and France… Question: With the right to veto? Sergey Lavrov: As I’ve already said, India and Brazil are making claims to this status and we consider them fully worthy and very strong rivals. Germany and Japan are also making claims to this status. The Four have launched a serious campaign to support their claims and applications, and urge others to vote for this from time to time. The UN Charter requires that such issues be resolved by two thirds of the UN General Assembly members. The other group of countries ...