President Joe Biden’s speech Tuesday to the United Nations General Assembly showed a lack of commitment and leadership to addressing global challenges, Kurt Volker, former Ambassador to NATO, told Newsmax on Tuesday.

Volker said Biden hasn’t developed a plan for helping Ukraine defeat Russia and hasn’t held Iran accountable for its proxy war on Israel.

“When the United States was strong and providing leadership, things got better,” Volker said on “American Agenda.” “They just didn’t get better on their own. You need that kind of American role. I think that there has been an incredible emphasis on de-escalation, on avoiding getting into conflicts. And that is a signal to our adversaries that it’s safe for them, that they can go and launch these conflicts and not have anything to worry about.”

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