与此同时,美国与俄罗斯对这一权力的需求则较为旺盛,因而对该权力约束性的减弱对于英法来说实际上弊大于利。俄乌冲突爆发之后,对于一票否决权的争议再次浮出水面。由于俄罗斯在安理会否决了谴责该国自身的决议草案,联合国始终未能在乌克兰危机中采取任何实质性行动,这就引发了诸多成员国的不满。布鲁金斯学会高级研究员卡马尔·德维斯(Kemal Derviş)和联合国发展政策委员会主席何塞·安东尼·欧堪波(José Antonio Ocampo)在一篇文章中表示,“乌克兰危机再次表明,安理会常任理事国的否决权是和平的主要绊脚石。”去年10月爆发的哈以冲突使得相关争议再升高度,美国连续四次否决了加沙停火决议草案,坚持为以色列护航。对此,中国方面表示,美国的否决等同于“为继续杀戮开了绿灯”。
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