Why was Russia, still a member of the UN, clandestinely fighting
against the UN?

Russia had walked out of the Security Council some time prior to the
North Korean invasion of the south. That (and only that) made possible
the UN's decision to send troops to Korea. Otherwise Russia would have
exercised its veto.

Given that the war had been started--literally--behind its back,
Russia presumably felt no obligation to abide by the UN's decision,
any more than China did.

("Communist China" in 1950 was not a member of the UN, Security
Council or otherwise. The Chinese seat was held by "Free China" aka
Taiwan, when Chiang Kai-shek and the KMT had removed themselves the
previous year.)

Russia never again made the mistake of walking out on the Security
Council.


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