00:00Germany's foreign minister says Berlin's support for Ukraine and Israel may have caused it votes
00:06after failing to secure a seat on the UN Security Council.
00:10Johan Waderpul described the result as a bitter defeat after Germany lost to Portugal and Austria
00:16in a vote for two Western European seats on the council.
00:22Waderpul also suggested Russia had worked against Germany's bid,
00:25saying it was no secret that Moscow had stirred up opposition to Berlin's candidacy.
00:31Russia has not responded to the allegation.
00:34Germany received 104 votes compared with 134 for Portugal and 131 for Austria.
00:42Kyrgyzstan, Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe were also elected to the 15-member Security Council
00:48for two-year terms beginning in January 2027.
00:51The Security Council is the only UN body empowered to take legally binding actions,
00:57including imposing sanctions and authorising the use of force.
01:02Its current permanent members are China, France, Russia, the UK and the US,
01:07alongside 10 temporary ones.
01:14The Security Council is the only UNI's
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