Activity of any state in bypassing UN resolutions is illegitimate - Putin

UNITED NATIONS, September 28./TASS/. The activity of any state in bypassing resolutions of the United Nations Organisation is illegitimate, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a session of the UN General Assembly on Monday. "The sole center of domination" emerged in the world after the end of Cold War, Putin said. "And then those, who found themselves at the top of that pyramid, felt a temptation to think that if they are so strong and exceptional, they know better than everybody else what to do, and thus /as they believe/ it is not necessary to reckon with the UN, which often only ‘stands in the way’ instead of automatically sanctioning, legalizing the necessary decision," Putin said. He reminded the audience that decisions discussed by the United Nations were approved or not approved as resolutions. "As diplomats say, get through or don’t get through," he said. "Any activity of any state in bypassing this order is illegitimate and is at variance with the UN Charter and present-day international law," the Russian leader said. Read more