China, India top Ukraine war funders: Trump at UN

US President Donald Trump accused China and India of being the "primary funders" of the Ukraine war while lambasting NATO allies for their own Russian energy purchases in a combative address to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.

- Shashank Mattoo

"China and India are the primary funders of the ongoing war by continuing to purchase Russian oil. Inexcusably, even NATO countries have not cut off much Russian energy," Trump told the 193-member General Assembly, expressing particular frustration with European allies.

In a wide-ranging, 56-minute speech, Trump also repeated claims of brokering peace between nations in conflict, made the case for lower levels of global migration, and said world leaders should abandon efforts to fight climate crisis, which he called "the greatest con job" in the world.

Some of his more strident attacks were aimed at the UN and Europe.

"Think of it: they are funding the war against themselves. Who the hell ever heard of that one?" he said, directing his harshest criticism at European nations whom he accused of hypocrisy for buying Russian energy. "Europe has to step it up.

They can't be doing what they're doing. They're buying oil and gas from Russia while they're fighting Russia," he said.

Trump also reiterated claims that he helped stop conflict between India and Pakistanassertions categorically rejected by New Delhi. "I ended seven wars, dealt with the leaders of each and every one of these countries, and never even received a phone call from the United.