Trump addresses U.N. as allies question U.S. reliability

President Donald Trump will address the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, Sept. 22, amid growing allied concerns that the U.S. is an unreliable partner. His speech kicks off a week of diplomacy focused on wars in Iran and Ukraine. Trump is expected to criticize NATO countries for not supporting his Iran war and may blame Ukraine for high U.S. diesel prices. He will also meet with leaders including Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Venezuela's Delcy Rodríguez, and sign a military agreement with Denmark and Greenland. Trump will likely call for U.N. reforms, as the U.S. owes over $4.1 billion to the organization. Washington recently paid $827 million to retain its vote, but its withholding has caused a financial crisis, drawing criticism from former officials who urge collaborative reform.