A day after Russia's suspension from the UN Human Rights Council the White House on Friday said it does not anticipate the same for Moscow in the Security Council where it is a veto-wielding Permanent Member.
"I know a question has been asked about whether Russia should be kicked out of being a permanent member. We don't anticipate that happening," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters at her daily news briefing.
"But obviously, the step taken yesterday to suspend Russia from the UNHRC is an indication of the global response to what is happening in Ukraine. But beyond that, I don't have any other predictions of reforms," she said.
A day earlier, Russia was suspended from the UN Human Rights Council.
"We know that there were abstentions, and only 24 countries, including North Korea, voted with Russia. But the outcome, which is what is most important to us, is what we wanted, which is that Russia has been suspended from the UN Human Rights Council," she said.
Suspension is the only method provided for in the UN resolution that established the Human Rights Council back in 2005.
"It's the most serious action available. It's only been applied once in history. This is only the second time in history that a country has been kicked out of the UN Human Rights Council," she said.
