Germany fails to secure non-permanent seat on UN Security Council for first time

For the first time in its history, Germany failed to secure a seat on the UN Security Council the day before during a vote in the General Assembly. Euronews reports.

Instead of Germany, Portugal, Austria, Kyrgyzstan, Zimbabwe, and Trinidad and Tobago became new non-permanent members of the Security Council for a two-year term from January 1, 2027. They will replace Pakistan, Somalia, Greece, Denmark, and Panama.

In diplomatic circles, this result was called unexpected, since Berlin was counting on the support of most countries.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called this result a "bitter defeat" and explained it by two key factors - Berlin's position on the Middle East, as support for Israel negatively affected the voting of the countries of the Global South, and Moscow's intervention - russia exerted political pressure on other states due to Germany's active support for Ukraine.

Despite losing its seat on the UN Security Council, the head of the German Foreign Ministry stressed that the country's strategic course remains unchanged.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, in the meantime, the UN Secretary General is "deeply concerned" about Moscow's plans to strike Kyiv.

And the US did not sign the statement of fifty UN countries condemning russia's threats against embassies in Kyiv.