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Why was the Soviet Union absent from the Security Council vote on the Korean War?
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The Soviet Union was absent from the United Nations Security Council vote regarding the Korean War because it was boycotting the council's meetings.12
The Soviet delegation initiated this boycott to protest the fact that the Peopleās Republic of China lacked representation in the United Nations. Because the Soviet Union was not present to exercise its veto power, the United States was able to successfully steer through a series of resolutions that authorized military force to support South Korea against the invasion.12