Cyprus News Agency

U.S. President Donald Trump addressed the UN General Assembly. Here are some key excerpts from his speech:

"In just 7 months, I ended 7 wars that were said to be impossible to end.

It is truly sad that I had to do all of this myself, because this was supposed to be the UN’s job. Honestly, it was sad that the UN didn’t even try to help. Not a single call came from the UN offering to help.

What is the purpose of the UN? It has tremendous potential, but it does not even come close to realizing it. So far, the only thing they do is write strongly worded letters. But you cannot solve wars with empty words. The only thing that ends wars is action.

As for whether the UN can play a constructive role, of course, I extend America’s hand of leadership and friendship. We extend it to everyone in this hall who wants to work with us for a safer, more prosperous world. A much better future is within our reach, but we must abandon the failed approaches of the past. In the face of unprecedented threats, we must work together. There is no greater threat to our planet than the terrible weapons humanity has created. And you know that the U.S. has many of them.

I also worked for a ceasefire in Gaza. Unfortunately, Hamas rejected reasonable peace offers. Some are seeking recognition of a Palestinian state, and this would be a huge reward for Hamas terrorists. Recognizing Palestine would be rewarding their horrific crimes, including those of October 7.

Instead of giving so much to Hamas, those who want peace should have united behind one message: release the hostages.

We must immediately end the war in Gaza. We must negotiate. We must bring the hostages back. We want the 20 alive, and we also want the 38 bodies.

The UN often does not solve the problems it is supposed to solve, but instead creates new ones. The clearest example of this is uncontrolled migration. Your countries are being ruined. The UN is funding an attack on Western countries and their borders. In 2024, the UN had a $372 million migration aid package. 624,000 migrants received direct cash assistance to come to the U.S.

The UN must stop these invasions. Creating and funding them is absolutely unacceptable. The U.S. belongs to the American people. And I want all countries to take the same stance in defending their citizens."