Russian Foreign Ministry: there is no alternative to the UN, but the Security Council needs reform

Kirill Logvinov, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's department of international organizations, said in Bishkek that it is impossible to create an organization capable of replacing the UN under current conditions. At the same time, Moscow insists on reforming the Security Council and opposes additional seats for Western countries.

Aziz KarimovFirst published on tafs uz 5 November 2026 at 19:072 min read

The key facts

Kirill Logvinov said in Bishkek that no alternative to the UN can be created in the current situation
Russia advocates expanding the representation of Asia, Africa and Latin America on the Security Council
Moscow will not support a reform that increases Western countries' influence on the Security Council

Statement in Bishkek

It is impossible to create a new international organization capable of replacing the UN under current conditions, said Kirill Logvinov, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's department of international organizations, during a speech to students and faculty of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavic University in Bishkek. “There is no alternative to the UN, although such talk is going on. In the current situation, it will be impossible to create something new analogous to the UN,” his words were quoted as saying by Life.ru. According to the diplomat, despite discussions about the future of the world organization, it remains an irreplaceable platform for international interaction.

Position on Security Council reform

At the same time, according to Logvinov, Moscow considers it necessary to reform certain UN structures, above all the Security Council. Russia has previously spoken out against granting Western countries additional seats on the Security Council: the diplomat noted that the current composition of the body does not reflect today's political realities, which is why Moscow insists on expanding the representation of Asian, African and Latin American states. Russia does not intend to support a reform that would allow Western countries to strengthen their influence in the UN's main body for maintaining peace and security.

What lies behind the two statements

Thus, the position set out in Bishkek combines two elements: a denial of the very possibility of replacing the UN and a demand to change the balance within its key body. Both theses come from a single speech and are consistent with each other — in the Foreign Ministry's interpretation, Security Council reform is aimed not at revising the organization's role, but at redistributing representation in favor of Asian, African and Latin American countries. The material is based on one outlet's retelling of the speech; no transcript or other independent reports of the statement are provided in the sources.