# UN chief: Many countries ask, if superpowers can violate the law, why can’t we?

https://mins.news/en/video/63838

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-18 07:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6BbvV75qHo

> U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that a “huge geopolitical divide” has fostered impunity as powerful countries flout international law and the U.N. Charter. He said this has led many countries to ask, “If superpowers can violate the law why can’t we?”

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