35. the un security council voted to send troops to south korea to stop the invasion by north korea. why didn't the soviet union veto the action? the government of the united states did not recognize the soviet union, so the soviets did not have a seat on the security council. josef stalin voted for the action in hopes that it would improve relations with the united states. the soviets were boycotting the un at the time. the soviet union did not have the power to veto the action.

- The Soviet Union did not have the power to veto the action.

- "Just two days after communist North Korean forces invaded South Korea, the United Nations Security Council approves a resolution put forward by the United States calling for armed force to repel the North Korean invaders. The resolution passed by a vote of 7 to 1."

- "Just two days after communist North Korean forces invaded South Korea, the United Nations Security Council approves a resolution put forward by the United. The action provided the pretext for U.S. intervention in the conflict and was The Soviet Union, as a permanent member of the Security Council."

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