At the 80th United Nations General Assembly, President Donald Trump delivered a scathing critique of European leaders, declaring “You’re ruined” and leaving the EU stunned. Later, he met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in what turned into a high-stakes, dramatic encounter. Trump’s remarks highlight rising tensions between the U.S. and Europe, while Ursula’s response hints at the EU’s cautious diplomacy. Watch the full coverage to see how world leaders are reacting to this unprecedented confrontation.
00:00How soon do you think that Europe can stop buying Russian oil and gas fluid like President Trump has asked for?
00:07President Trump is absolutely right. We're on it. We have reduced already massively the gas supply from Russia.
00:13We put sanctions out to those ports where, for example, LNG is coming from Russia.
00:20We want to put tariffs on oil supplies that are still coming to the European Union.
00:25Until the end of the year, we have the phasing out. We have now the sanctions on the table proposed. Member states have to agree.
00:32I put out seven wars, if you think about it, and I'm not the UN. And I wasn't helped by the UN.
00:37We were never helped by the UN. The UN has tremendous potential.
00:41We do all these wars and we weren't helped by the UN. We weren't hurt by them, but we weren't helped. They didn't do anything.
00:47Well, thank you very much. It's a great honor to be with a very powerful, very smart woman and a friend of mine.
00:52And become a friend of mine. And she does a fantastic job running lots of different nations.
00:59And, Ursula, thank you very much for being with us. Thank you.
01:01Thank you. Thank you for having me here.
01:04And very much looking forward to our conversation.
01:06I think it will be mainly around Ukraine, the missing children, and certainly the new hybrid threats we are experiencing in Europe.
01:15So thank you very much for making the time.
01:17Well, thank you very much. And we will have a very good conversation. Any questions, please?
01:23How soon do you think – sorry, Madam President – how soon do you think that Europe can stop buying Russian oil and gas fluid like President Trump has asked for?
01:33Yeah. President Trump is absolutely right. We're on it.
01:36We have reduced already massively the gas supply from Russia, completely gotten out of Russian coal, and massively also reduced the oil supply.
01:46But there's still some coming to the European continent.
01:49So what we do now, we put sanctions out to those ports where, for example, LNG is coming from Russia.
01:57And we want to put tariffs on oil supplies that are still coming to the European Union.
02:04So we are really getting – after the last bits of oil and gas coming from Russia to the European Union, we want to get rid of it.
02:11What do you think you'll be able to do that? You've rudely said 2027, and you're looking at a quicker timeline.
02:15We want to be out earlier, absolutely. So until the end of the year, we have the phasing out.
02:21We have now the sanctions on the table proposed. Member states have to agree.
02:25But we have to be faster because every payment is filling Putin's watches. This cannot be.
02:32Mr. President, Mr. President, I'm well-ed. It's nice to see you.
02:35During your speech to the General Assembly, you talked about the UN not reaching its potential.
02:39Do you see any kind of consequence if they don't step up and do what they should on a number of issues?
02:44Well, they've never really reached. Not just now. They've never reached their potential.
02:48The UN could be unbelievable with certain people running it. And, no, it's never reached the potential.
02:56Look, I put out seven wars, if you think about it, and I'm not the UN.
03:00And I wasn't helped by the UN. I was never even given a phone call.
03:05But you have a list of the wars, and these were wars that were pretty much unstoppable.
03:09These were wars that were not going to be settled.
03:11One was 31 years, one was 32 years, one was 35 years.
03:16And altogether, a total of seven. Two were starting.
03:21And I was never called by the UN. I was never like, I didn't even think about it, frankly, until after we did it.
03:27I never gave it a lot of thought.
03:29And then, recently, I started thinking, you know, we were never helped by the UN.
03:34And the UN has tremendous potential. Tremendous potential.
03:38It's going to, hopefully, put out the wars themselves.
03:41I mean, someday it's going to do what I've been doing.
03:44And they should be able to do it. Thank you for that question. I appreciate it.
03:47Given what you just said, what structural changes would you like to see in the UN?
03:52And what role do you think it could play in peacekeeping, for example, going forward, given what you just said?
03:57Well, it's a fantastic role in peacekeeping. It should be great.
04:00I mean, we shouldn't have any wars if the UN's really doing its job.
04:03I know they were involved originally with Russia-Ukraine, and that didn't get done,
04:07because that was the time to stop it.
04:10But, no, it's a, it's, I always say about the UN, fantastic potential.
04:16But it's all about the people, you know.
04:19You can have a wonderful concept, but if you don't have the people.
04:22The UN has never lived up to its potential.
04:26But I'm the example of it.
04:28We do all these wars, and we weren't helped by the UN.
04:31We weren't hurt by them, but we weren't helped.
04:32They didn't do anything.
04:34And they're supposed to be solving these problems.
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