[endthematrix]

What? That it's “illegal?” Russia can protest the mission on grounds that it's corrupt and unsound policy, but should NOT be giving legitimacy to that global scourge - the UN.

[Tailgunner Joe]

What did Vladimir Putin say about the UN?

"The United Nations is the only universal international organisation," he said. "It is the key element of the whole system of international relations." - Vladimir Putin

Russia is just getting exactly what it demanded. It wanted UN rules and so it got UN rules.