Petition · past parliament · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Seek to replace Russia with Ukraine in the Security Council.
Closed
240 signatures
What the petition asks
The British government can show world leadership if the UK ambassador to the United Nations makes a proposal to a) remove Russia from the security council and b) invite Ukraine to be the legitimate inheritor of the position of the Soviet Union as described and allowed in the United Nations Charter.
The 1949 UN Charter stated “The Republic of China [RoC], France, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the [UK], and the [USA] shall be permanent members of the Security Council.” Two of those countries have been replaced. The Russian Federation is NOT the USSR. As part of the former USSR Ukraine has as much right to replace the old USSR as Russia.
A precedent to remove a member of the security council happened in 1971. The UN General Assembly removed Taiwan [RoC] from the security council.
A precedent to remove a member of the security council happened in 1971. The UN General Assembly removed Taiwan [RoC] from the security council.
Timeline
| 13 Apr 2022 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 27 Oct 2022 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
240
Status
Closed
Department
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Opened
13 Apr 2022
Closed
27 Oct 2022
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.