Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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Ukraine’s aerial attacks on Russia increased by nearly four times last year, from 6,200 in 2024 to more than 23,000 in 2025, Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council, said last month.
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ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Ukraine’s aerial attacks on Russia increased nearly fourfold last year, from 6,200 in 2024 to more than 23,000 in 2025, Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council, said last month.
—Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The United Nations Security Council resolution 1701 also required that Hezbollah be disarmed following the 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said the country had not yet responded.
—Gemma Fox, Time, 19 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
Ukraine’s aerial attacks on Russia increased nearly fourfold last year, from 6,200 in 2024 to more than 23,000 in 2025, Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia’s Security Council, said last month.
—Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The United Nations Security Council resolution 1701 also required that Hezbollah be disarmed following the 2006 war between Israel and Lebanon.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said the country had not yet responded.
—Gemma Fox, Time, 19 Apr. 2026
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