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handle is hein.crs/govefjb0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SCongressional SResearch Service United Nations Security Council and General Assembly Responses to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine March 7, 2022 Responding to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the U.N. Security Council and General Assembly have met on several occasions to discuss possible action to address the conflict's threat to international peace and security. In the process, these organs have used procedures unused in the United Nations for 40 years. Congress may consider examining the effect of these actions on U.S. obligations and those of U.N. Member States. Security Council Action The U.N. Security Council is tasked with the primary authority to address threats to international peace and security. The Security Council has met on several occasions to consider responses to Russia's 2014 invasion and partial occupation of Ukraine. The recent Russian troop buildup and invasion of Ukraine has spurred the Security Council to intensify its consideration of the situation, resulting in a number of Council meetings. The Security Council has the authority to adopt resolutions, obligating all Member States to carry out its decisions. Pursuant to Chapter VI of the Charter, the Security Council can call upon parties to settle any dispute by peaceful means, and can recommend actions to achieve settlement. Chapter VII empowers the Council to determine breaches of the peace and acts of aggression and direct all U.N. Member States to take necessary action, including the use of military force, to restore international peace and security. After Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, the Council met on February 25 to consider a resolution submitted by the United States and Albania determining Russia's invasion to be an illegal act of aggression, and deciding that Russia should immediately cease its use of force against Ukraine and withdraw. Adoption of a substantive resolution in the Security Council requires an affirmative vote of nine members of the 15- member Council, with the concurrence by vote, or abstention, of all five of the permanent members of the Council (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States). After discussion in the Council on February 25, the Council voted on the resolution. Although 11 members voted in favor, Russia voted no, vetoing the resolution. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11876 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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