After China, Russia has also decided not to support Japan's bid for permanent membership in the UN Security Council, drawing widespread attention.
On September 16, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov attended the Yekaterinburg International Youth Forum, during which he stated that Russia would support India, Brazil, and African countries joining the UN Security Council as permanent members, but not Japan or Germany.
Lavrov emphasized that Russia would never support any candidate proposed by the West, pointing out that countries from Asia, Africa, and Latin America are severely underrepresented in international organizations and should be prioritized.
For years, Russia has primarily opposed Germany’s bid for permanent UN membership. Due to Japan’s financial and technological resources, Russia’s stance toward Japan has fluctuated over time—Russia once tacitly accepted Japan’s candidacy in 2005, but following the Ukraine crisis in 2022, as Japan aligned with the United States and supported Ukraine, relations between Japan and Russia rapidly deteriorated.
For Russia, clearly opposing Japan after China is not only a temporary measure responding to the current tension in bilateral relations, but also a move to align with its strategic partner China, while reinforcing and reaffirming the post-war international order.
With both China and Russia, two permanent members of the Security Council, firmly opposing Japan’s candidacy, it is now impossible for Japan to become a permanent member under the current UN framework, regardless of how the Kishida administration maneuvers—unless an entirely new world order is established, which is almost unimaginable.
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