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Donald Trump defended US tariffs and said UN was undermining the very sovereignty it was designed to protect.
US President Donald Trump at UNGA (Image: Reuters)
US President Donald Trump defended his tariff policy in a combative speech at the 80th United Nations General Assembly, arguing that trade barriers are essential to protecting American sovereignty and security. He also threatened sweeping new measures against Russia if it refuses to end its war in Ukraine while castigating the UN for “funding an assault” on Western nations through migration policies.
“The United States has imposed tariffs to defend our sovereignty and security,” Donald Trump told world leaders.
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Donald Trump singled out China and India as “the primary funders” of Russia’s war, accusing them of propping up Moscow’s economy by continuing to purchase Russian oil.
“But inexcusably, even NATO countries have not cut off much Russian energy and Russian energy products. They’re funding the war against themselves. Who the hell ever heard of that one?” he said.
He claimed he had only recently learned the scale of Europe’s energy imports from Russia, calling the revelation “wasn’t happy news.”
Donald Trump warned that unless Russia showed readiness to negotiate peace, Washington would impose “a very strong round of powerful tariffs” aimed at cutting off Moscow’s revenues.
“I believe it would stop the bloodshed very quickly,” he said, while stressing that the plan would only be effective if European nations joined the US in adopting the same measures.
Donald Trump Says ‘UN Is Funding An Assault’
Donald Trump also turned his ire on the United Nations itself, accusing the world body of undermining the very sovereignty it was meant to protect.
“The UN is supposed to stop invasions, not create them and not finance them,” he said, alleging that UN agencies had been providing cash cards to migrants heading to the US southern border.
“It’s time to end the failed experiment of open borders,” Donald Trump declared, linking migration directly to rising crime in Europe.
The US president cited prison statistics to argue that mass migration had destabilised European societies, claiming that foreign nationals made up nearly half of inmates in Germany, 53% in Austria, 54% in Greece and 72% in Switzerland.
“Your countries are going to hell,” Donald Trump told delegates, urging them to tighten border controls and embrace protectionist measures.
New York, United States of America (USA)
September 23, 2025, 20:57 IST
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