US president wants to add countries including Germany and Japan to dilute influence of China and Russia
Joe Biden is expected to call for the UN Security Council to be expanded to counter Russia and China as world leaders gather in New York.
The US president will ask the 193 UN member nations to “take a look at the architecture of the Security Council,” White House National Security spokesman John Kirby told The Telegraph ahead of the General Assembly.
Mr Biden is due to speak on Tuesday, with Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, also expected to address the meeting in person for the first time since the war began.
The Telegraph understands Mr Biden is pushing for “five or six” new permanent members, including India, Brazil, Germany and Japan. Brazil and South Africa have also been mentioned as possible members representing Latin America and Africa. It is not clear if they would have veto powers.