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Despite global condemnation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations has done seemingly little to rebuke Moscow for starting the war. Why?

The explanation is two-fold. First, the premise is inaccurate. The U.N. has passed a number of resolutions calling for an end to the conflict and blaming Russia for initiating it. However, these resolutions have not received much attention precisely because they come from a U.N. body that does not have the power to issue binding legislation.

The second part is that Russia is standing in the way. The Security Council has the power to pass binding resolutions under international law. But there are five permanent member on the Security Council, and each has veto power. It just so happens that Russia is one of those states. So unless Russia leaves the Security Council on its own accord, it will be next to impossible to have the U.N. do more.

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