For the first time, Germany did not get a seat in the UN Security Council and blamed Moscow for this.

Berlin declared a "bitter defeat" after voting on which countries will be among the five new members of the UN Security Council, where Germany lost to Austria and Portugal and for the first time in its history did not receive the required number of votes. This was announced on June 4 by German Foreign Minister Johann Vadefuhl.

"We firmly support Ukraine, and Russia does not want to see such a voice in the Security Council..."We have always taken a clear position on certain issues, and these are positions that are not shared by all Member states," the BBC quoted him as saying.

Vadefoul added that Berlin's support for Israel in the conflict against Iran could also cost votes. According to him, Germany has a historical responsibility for the state. At the same time, Germany was 27 votes short of the nearest accepted member of the Security Council, Austria (Germany received 104, and Austria 131), which cannot be called a "random" result.

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Yesterday it became known that Kyrgyzstan was elected to the United Nations Security Council for the first time in the country's history. During the elections, Kyrgyzstan competed for a seat in the Security Council with the Philippines. The Republic was able to gain the necessary two thirds of the votes of the members of the General Assembly after four rounds. In the final round, 142 states supported the country's candidacy.

From January 1, 2027, Austria, Zimbabwe, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago will also join the Security Council as non-permanent members. They will replace Greece, Denmark, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia. The terms of office of the current non-permanent members expire on December 31, 2026.