Russian invasion exposes U.N. Security Council's utter impotence

Time to reform the body, including possible expulsion of Moscow

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In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting on Feb. 25 but could not even adopt a resolution to condemn the act. © Reuters

HIROYUKI AKITA, Nikkei commentator

TOKYO -- Russia's aggression against Ukraine is graphic and brutal evidence of the international community's inability to effectively respond to events that disrupt peace. The U.N. Security Council is a distressing symbol of this paralysis.

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