Finland's President Alexander Stubb has called for expansion of the U.N. Security Council, abolition of its single state veto power, and suspension of any member engaging in an "illegal war" such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He stated this in an interview with Reuters.

Stubb said in an interview on Tuesday that he would add his voice to reform calls at next week's U.N. General Assembly in New York which is to discuss composition of the global body's Security Council.

Stubb he would propose the number of permanent members be expanded from five to 10, with one more from Latin America, two from Africa and two from Asia.

"No single state should have veto power in the U.N. Security Council," he added.

The U.S., one of five veto-wielding nations with Russia, China, France and Britain, has also backed two permanent seats for Africa.

Stubb also added that any member engaging an illegal war, "such as Russia is in right now in Ukraine", should be kicked off.

"My basic message is that if countries from the global South, from Latin America, from Africa, from Asia, do not get agency in the system, they will turn their backs against the United Nations. And that we do not want," he explained.