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The US, UK, and France ended WW2 with either spheres of influence or outright colonial empires. They all wanted to make sure that the UN wouldn't interfere with, say, their actions in Central America, Iraq (basically run by the UK through a puppet government), or Algeria. While it's impossible to argue that Stalin was interested in freedom anyplace or at anytime, there were times and places when the US, UK, and France weren't terribly concerned with it, either.
One of the flaws with the League of Nations was that the US was not a member, in this case voluntarily. Germany was also excluded until 1926, and the USSR expelled in Dec 1939 when it invaded Finland. You need to have all the world powers involved in any such global forums as the UN.
...on the other hand, a lot of Islamic countries treat Muslims like crap, especially if they're the wrong variety of Islam.I'm not so sure about that. The way China treats its Muslim (the Uigars) doesn't really foster much goodwill with other Islamic countries. If they keep treating their own Muslims that way, other Muslim countries will think twice about a relationship with them.
Putin's theory of victory and four other factors that will shape the war
Predicting outcomes of the Ukraine war is nearly impossible. However, five variables are likely to have a significant impact on the course of the conflict in 2023, writes Mick Ryan.www.abc.net.au
As you said, a wannabe...hence why he is firing missiles and making pronouncements - "look at me...look at me...!!!!". If he ever does anything truly serious like fire a nuke at the west his little kingdom will become glass.