“Trump said he could force countries to pay UN contributions, but did not clarify the US position on its own debt.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Donald Trump. Photo: Getty Images Source: Trump’s phone interview for Politico
Trump’s direct speech: “If they came to Trump and told him, I’d make everybody pay, just like I made NATO pay,” he said of himself in the third person. “All I have to do is call these countries… They’d send checks within minutes.”
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Detailand: However, Trump did not specify whether the US plans to pay off its billion-dollar debt to the UN. In addition, he stated that he did not know about the US debt, but he was sure that he could influence the situation.
Trump’s statement came amid warnings from senior UN officials that the organization may be forced to scale back operations, or even close its New York headquarters, if it runs out of funds.
What preceded:
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that the organization is on the verge of “imminent financial collapse” and may exhaust your budget already by July.
The main reason for the critical situation was the refusal of the USA to pay mandatory membership fees, as well as the accumulated significant debts of this country to the organization.