Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban claimed Trump’s presidency would be a boost for right-wing parties across Europe. Russian president Vladimir Putin hailed Donald Trump’s “courageous” victory as world leaders congratulated him on becoming the 47th president of the United States.
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As Trump was sworn in as US president in Washington DC on Monday, Putin said Trump’s election campaign was “tough”, referring to his attempted assassination, and called for dialogue with Washington to reach a settlement in Ukraine. “It is obvious that the election period was tough in all respects for Mr Trump. He and even the members of his family were under constant pressure. It came to assassination attempts on his life,” Putin said.
“But he was courageous and won a convincing victory in the elections. We are also open to dialogue with the new US administration on the Ukrainian conflict.”. Trump has claimed he would end the war in Ukraine “within 24 hours”, something he later changed to six months, but has not said how he would do it.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky also praised Trump’s “decisiveness” and welcomed an opportunity to achieve a “long-term and just peace” for his war-torn country. “President Trump is always decisive, and the peace through strength policy he announced provides an opportunity to strengthen American leadership and achieve a long-term and just peace,” he said.
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