Can Ukraine Become UN Security Council Non-Permanent Member?

"Ukraine will take part in an election to the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member. The vote, as I understand it, will most likely take place in October, and Ukraine has no competitors, Ukraine is nominated by the Eastern European group," Churkin said during a Moscow-New York video conference organized by Rossiya Segodnya news agency.

In addition the Russian official noted that Moscow sees political subtext in calls by some Western countries and Ukraine to abolish the veto right in the UN's Security Council.

"We see, of course, some political subtext here, because a lot is subjective about the French proposal. We believe that the veto power of the five permanent members is a very important mechanism, that makes delegations work on reaching consensus," Churkin added.