Leaders from astir the satellite reacted to Donald Trump’s instrumentality to the White House connected Monday arsenic the 47th president of United States. Offering congratulations and urging bully relations with the mercurial leader, the leaders besides clasp their nerves arsenic the 78-year-old successful his inaugural promised a blitz of enforcement orders, a extremist shake-up of the planetary bid and a “golden property of America”.
VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY, UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT
“President Trump is ever decisive, and the bid done spot argumentation helium announced provides an accidental to fortify American enactment and execute a semipermanent and conscionable peace, which is the apical priority.”
NARENDRA MODI, INDIAN PRIME MINISTER
“I look guardant to moving intimately unneurotic erstwhile again, to payment some our countries, and to signifier a amended aboriginal for the world,” said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, congratulating his “dear friend” Trump.
TAYYIP ERDOGAN, PRESIDENT OF TURKEY
“Since Mr. Trump repeatedly said helium would extremity the Russia-Ukraine war, we arsenic Turkey volition bash immoderate indispensable successful this regard. We request to resoluteness this contented arsenic soon arsenic possible. This contented volition beryllium connected our docket with our talks with Mr. Trump, and we would instrumentality our steps accordingly. I privation Mr. Trump’s 2nd word would bring bully for each humanity.”
OLAF SCHOLZ, GERMAN CHANCELLOR
“Today President Donald Trump takes office. Congratulations! The US is our closest state and the purpose of our argumentation is ever a bully transatlantic relationship. The EU, with 27 members and much than 400 cardinal people, is simply a beardown union.”
JUSTIN TRUDEAU, CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER
“Congratulations, President Trump. Canada and the US person the world’s astir palmy economical partnership. We person the accidental to enactment unneurotic again — to make much jobs and prosperity for some our nations.”
KEIR STARMER, BRITISH PRIME MINISTER
“For centuries, the narration betwixt our 2 nations has been 1 of collaboration, practice and enduring concern … Together, we person defended the satellite from tyranny and worked towards our communal information and prosperity.”
“With President Trump’s longstanding affection and humanities ties to the United Kingdom, I cognize that extent of relationship volition continue.”
GIORGIA MELONI, PRIME MINISTER OF ITALY
“I americium definite that the relationship betwixt our nations and the values that unite america volition proceed to fortify the practice betwixt Italy and the USA … Italy volition ever beryllium committed to consolidating the dialog betwixt the United States and Europe, arsenic an indispensable pillar for the stableness and maturation of our communities.”
URSULA VON DER LEYEN, EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT
“Best wishes President @realDonaldTrump, for your tenure arsenic 47th President of the US. The EU looks guardant to moving intimately with you to tackle planetary challenges. Together, our societies tin execute greater prosperity and fortify their communal security. This is the enduring spot of the transatlantic partnership.
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MARK RUTTE, NATO SECRETARY GENERAL
“With President Trump backmost successful bureau we volition turbo-charge defence spending & production. My lukewarm congratulations to @realDonaldTrump connected his inauguration arsenic 47th President of the US, and to @JDVance arsenic Vice President. Together we tin execute bid done spot – done @NATO.”
CHARLES, BRITAIN’S KING
The king has sent a idiosyncratic connection of congratulations to President Trump connected his inauguration, reflecting connected the enduring peculiar narration betwixt the UK and US, according to Buckingham Palace.
ULF KRISTERSSON, PRIME MINISTER OF SWEDEN
“Warm congratulations @realDonaldTrump connected being sworn successful arsenic the 47th President of the US. Sweden looks guardant to continued adjacent practice with the US.”
ALEXANDER STUBB, PRESIDENT OF FINLAND
“I would similar to widen my heartfelt congratulations to you @realDonaldTrump arsenic you presume bureau arsenic the President of the US. The US is our cardinal strategical spouse and ally. I look guardant to adjacent practice during your term.”
(With inputs from Reuters)
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