The Chinese ambassador made the comment that the former Soviet states don't have any way to be recognized internationally. Can the same argument then be made about Russia, especially given their never accepting the UN charter and never passing a single resolution in the Duma to recognize the UN charter or provide them the ascension to the UN Security Council? It perturbed me greatly to see, just a couple of days ago, Sergei Lavrov chair the UN Security Council meeting.
On April 25th, 2023. See this statement in context.