Global leaders react to Trump win

CGTN Europe

How will global leaders deal with Donald Trump? Several have posted on social media, offering their congratulations on his election victory. But certain messages go beyond just ‘congrats’. Here’s a quick look at some of the reaction.   #USElection #Trump #usa

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00:00World leaders are taking to social media after Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. election.

00:05China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said we respect the choice of the American people

00:10and congratulate Mr. Trump on being elected as President of the United States.

00:15Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he looked forward to an era of a strong United States

00:21under President Trump's decisive leadership.

00:24Zelensky also referred to a meeting with Trump in September

00:27where they discussed ways to end what he called Russian aggression against Ukraine.

00:33Russia's foreign ministry issued a statement saying the country would

00:36interact with the new administration while working to achieve the goals of the special

00:41military operation, an apparent reference to the conflict in Ukraine.

00:46It also said its conditions had not changed.

00:49Response also from Benjamin Netanyahu,

00:52the Israeli Prime Minister, describing Trump's win as history's greatest comeback.

00:57He said it offers a new beginning for America and a recommitment to the,

01:01quote, great alliance between Israel and the U.S.

01:05Meanwhile, the European Union has offered its congratulations.

01:08EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen saying the U.S. and EU are bound by a partnership

01:14uniting 800 million people and any agenda must deliver for those citizens.

01:20British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also reached out to Trump.

01:23His message, the U.K. and U.S. are the closest of allies

01:27and stand shoulder to shoulder in defense of their shared values of freedom and democracy.

01:32And finally, there were more congratulations from the leader of the world's most populous nation,

01:37Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, describing the election as historic.

01:41He also suggested Trump would build on the successes of his previous term.

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