Liz Truss will urge UN members to ‘stand up for freedom’ against Russia

(United Nations) Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss will urge UN members on Wednesday to ‘stand up for freedom and democracy’ amid escalating war in Ukraine, in her first international policy speech as chief of the government.

It was also to affirm the “total” commitment of the United Kingdom and to call for a vast liberal economic plan – a kind of “economic NATO”.

“This is a watershed moment in British history, in the history of this organization and in the history of freedom,” she was to declare according to Downing Street, hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the mobilization of hundreds of thousands of Russians to fight in Ukraine.

“The story of 2022 could have been that of an authoritarian state driving its tanks over the border of a peaceful neighbor and enslaving its people,” she should continue. “Instead, it is the story of freedom that defends itself”.

The United Kingdom’s commitment in this area will be “total”, “with our friends and allies around the world, we will continue to defend freedom, sovereignty and democracy”, she should add.

M^me Truss arrived Monday evening in New York for the UN General Assembly, a key passage for the one who has been prime minister for only two weeks. The death of Queen Elizabeth, two days after taking office, and the national mourning that followed almost froze her debut.

M^me Truss will also plead for a vast liberal economic plan – a sort of “economic NATO” – based on tax reduction, an approach rejected by US President Joe Biden even before their bilateral meeting.

Liz Truss wants a “more competitive” economy, “that attracts growth by rewarding innovation, championing investment and enterprise”. “We want people to keep a lot of the money they earn,” she said.

Joe Biden said he was “tired of this trickle-down economy” (wealth going down to the most modest).

“It never worked”, he dropped in a tweet before a bilateral with M^me Truss in the day.

These statements come as the Prime Minister confronts the United Kingdom with the growing dissatisfaction of the British in the face of soaring prices, in particular concerning energy. His government will present an emergency budget on Friday. M^me Truss has previously indicated that some ads may not be popular.