Journal: EUROPOLITY CONTINUITY AND CHANGE IN EUROPEAN GOVERNANCE
Year: 2025

This article analyses the Russian Federation's actions within the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) between 2000 and 2020 focusing on its strategic use of the veto power.It argues that Russia's foreign policy at the international institutional level mirrors its domestic strategies under President Vladimir Putin.The study divides Russia's UNSC behaviour into two phases: a period of cooperation and compliance (2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008) and a more assertive, obstruc