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Russian Senate speaker Matviyenko calls on UN to clarify neutral state status
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Valentina Matviyenko, speaker of Russia’s Federation Council, called on the United Nations to clarify and update the status of neutral states, saying the concept is being eroded. Speaking to journalists in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, she held up Turkmenistan as an example and said Switzerland no longer qualifies as a permanently neutral state.
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Valentina Matviyenko, speaker of Russia’s Federation Council, proposed that the United Nations clarify the status of a neutral state, according to TASS, RIA Novosti and Interfax. The three outlets reported the call, with Interfax carrying her remarks to journalists in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
“Mне кажется, что пришло время все-таки Организации объединенных наций еще раз проанализировать свои документы, свои положения”, Matviyenko said, according to Interfax, adding that the UN should act so that permanently neutral states strictly observe UN charter and international rules. She said the status might need to be clarified or updated so that the concept is “не размывалось” and is not merely “декоративным”. [ 3 ]
She cited Turkmenistan as an example, describing it in the Interfax report as a genuinely sovereign state that pursues an independent foreign policy in the interests of its own country and people, is not subject to pressure, is not beholden to anyone and does not support illegal sanctions. [ 3 ]
By contrast, she said Switzerland, which has long been considered a neutral state, is moving away from those positions and submitting to European Union and NATO instructions and to illegal sanctions, and therefore can no longer be considered a genuinely permanently neutral state. She described this as a “corrosion” of the concept. [ 3 ]
The documents do not report any response from the United Nations to the proposal. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Почему это важно
The statement comes from one of Russia’s senior parliamentary officials and, as reported by the outlets, frames neutrality as a standard that countries such as Switzerland are said to have abandoned. It is a call for the UN to revisit its own documents rather than a report of any UN decision, and the documents give no indication that the UN has responded or that a formal initiative has been filed.
Ключевые факты
- Federation Council speaker Valentina Matviyenko proposed that the UN clarify the status of a neutral state. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- She said the UN should re-analyse its documents so that permanently neutral states strictly observe UN charter and international rules. [ 3 ]
- She spoke to journalists in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan. [ 3 ]
- She said Turkmenistan is an example of a sovereign state pursuing an independent foreign policy and not supporting illegal sanctions. [ 3 ]
- She said Switzerland, long considered neutral, is following EU and NATO instructions and illegal sanctions, and can no longer be considered a genuinely permanently neutral state. [ 3 ]
- She described this as a “corrosion” of the concept of neutrality and said it should not be “decorative”. [ 3 ]
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- Whether the UN has responded to the proposal, or whether any formal initiative was submitted. None of the documents report a UN reaction or any follow-up step.
- The specific legal changes Matviyenko is seeking to the status of neutral states. She is quoted only as calling for analysis, clarification and updating, without stating concrete provisions; no other document adds detail.
- The criticism of Switzerland’s neutrality is reported by a single outlet. Only the Interfax article carries these remarks; TASS and RIA Novosti report the call on the UN but not this passage.