>>15838995 lb/pb
>Why is Russia even there if they aren’t part of the UN?
https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/content/current-members
This is a Security Council meeting:
"The Council is composed of 15 Members:
Five permanent members: China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly (with end of term year):"
You might be thinking of NATO, Anon. Russia is not part of NATO. Russia is a permanent member of the UNSC.