
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will propose reforms at the United Nations to limit veto powers held by the Security Council's five permanent members, Nikkei has learned, after Russia last month blocked a resolution condemning its invasion of Ukraine.
"Russia, a permanent member of the Security Council, has violated international law with its reckless actions," Kishida said at a parliamentary upper house budget committee meeting Thursday. "We need to work toward concrete reforms on the use of veto power."