{"id":44620,"date":"2025-01-22T08:16:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T08:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=44620"},"modified":"2025-01-22T08:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T08:16:11","slug":"world-leaders-express-hope-fear-as-donald-trump-returns-to-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyalchisarshog.com\/?p=44620","title":{"rendered":"World leaders express hope, fear as Donald Trump returns to White House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Al Jazeera:   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Donald Trump has been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/1\/20\/key-takeaways-as-donald-trump-is-sworn-in-as-47th-us-president\">sworn in<\/a>\u00a0as the 47th president of the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across the world, various leaders and politicians congratulated Trump, with some urging good relations while others expressing concern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some of the reactions across the globe:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"china\">China<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>China said it hopes to cooperate with the US to resolve trade issues, as Trump had threatened to impose new tariffs on the Asian country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beijing is \u201cwilling to strengthen dialogue and communication with the United States, properly manage differences and expand mutually beneficial cooperation\u201d, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"russia\">Russia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>President Vladimir Putin said Moscow welcomes Trump\u2019s team\u2019s statements on \u201ctheir desire to restore direct contacts with Russia which were halted through no fault of ours by the outgoing administration\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe also hear his statements about the need to do everything to prevent World War III. We certainly welcome such an approach,\u201d Putin said in a video address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"nato\">NATO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said with Trump back in office, the military alliance from Europe and North America \u201cwill turbo-charge defense spending and production\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTogether we can achieve peace through strength \u2013 through NATO!\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"israel\">Israel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said under Trump\u2019s leadership, \u201cthe best days of our alliance are yet to come\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWorking together again, we will raise the US-Israel alliance to even greater heights. I\u2019m confident that we will complete the defeat of Iran\u2019s terror axis and usher in a new era of peace and prosperity for our region,\u201d he said in a video address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He thanked Trump for his efforts in freeing Israeli captives from Gaza, adding that he looks forward to working with him \u201cto destroy Hamas\u2019s military capabilities and end its political rule in Gaza\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"palestine\">Palestine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>President Mahmoud Abbas said Palestine is ready to work with Trump to achieve peace during his tenure, \u201cguided by the two-state solution based on international legitimacy\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis vision seeks the establishment of the State of Palestine and the State of Israel living side by side in peace and security,\u201d Abbas was quoted as saying by the Wafa news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"syria\">Syria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Syria\u2019s de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said he is looking forward to improving relations between the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are confident that he is the leader to bring peace to the Middle East and restore stability to the region,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"germany\">Germany<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the aim of Germany\u2019s policy with its \u201cclosest ally \u2026 &nbsp;is always a good transatlantic relationship\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"panama\">Panama<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>President Jose Raul Mulino said in a statement he rejects Trump\u2019s statements that the US will be \u201ctaking back\u201d the strategic Panama Canal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe canal is and will continue to be Panama\u2019s,\u201d he said, stressing the importance of dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ukraine\">Ukraine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said: \u201cToday is a day of change and also a day of hope for the resolution of many problems, including global challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al Jazeera: Donald Trump has been\u00a0sworn in\u00a0as the 47th president of the United States. Across the world, various leaders and politicians congratulated Trump, with some urging good relations while others expressing concern. Here are some of the reactions across the globe: China China said it hopes to cooperate with the US to resolve trade issues, as Trump had threatened to impose new tariffs on the Asian country. Beijing is \u201cwilling to strengthen dialogue and communication with the United States, properly manage differences and expand mutually beneficial cooperation\u201d, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said. 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