; Whereas the Security Council is the principal organ of the UN having primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security; and Whereas the Russian Federation, notwithstanding its war of aggression against Ukraine, the heinous atrocities it has committed, its nuclear threats, its threats to the world food supply, the further threats to international peace and security it makes through baseless territorial claims against Ukraine and other countries, its abuse of the rights and privileges of permanent membership in the UN Security Council, and the flagrant violations of the purposes and principles of the UN that these actions of the Russian Federation entail, has continued to sit in the seat of a permanent member of the Security Council under Article 23, paragraph 1, of the UN Charter and to exercise other rights and privileges in UN organs and specialized agencies: Now, therefore, be it