For the first time since April 2023, Russia has assumed the monthly rotating presidency of the UN Security Council and will likely use this position as a platform to project power within the international system, as it has historically, according to a report by the US Institute for the Study of War (ISW). “ISW assessed during Russia’s April 2023 presidency that Russia exploited its UNSC presidency to further several narratives regarding Russia’s desired sway in the international system and has previously noted that Russia uses its UNSC veto power as a base of power projection,” as mentioned in…