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Europe receives Trump’s victory ready to collaborate and work for peace
The main European leaders received this Wednesday the victory of Republican Donald Trump in the elections in the United States with a willingness to collaborate to improve the transatlantic relationship and work together for peace.
The former president has attributed the victory over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris by obtaining good partial results and winning the popular vote, according to the preliminary scrutiny, although the final data have yet to be confirmed.
The first to congratulate Trump from Europe was the Prime Minister of Hungary, the ultra-nationalist Viktor Orbán, who said on his Facebook account that he had “big plans” with the likely new tenant of the White House.
Considered a leading leader of the world extreme right, Orbán is a close ally of Trump and already during the US election campaign he had made clear his preference for the Republican, about whom he has assured several times that if he returns to the White House he will bring peace to Ukraine in a few days.
Netanyahu highlights the great alliance between Israel and the United States.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also chosen social networks, who has congratulated Trump for “the greatest comeback in history.”
“Your historic return to the White House offers a new beginning to the United States and a return to commitment to the great alliance between Israel and the United States. It’s a great victory!”, the president wrote on the social network X.
Zelenski congratulates Trump on his “impressive victory”
Hoping to work for a “just peace” in Ukraine, its president, Volodymyr Zelensky, congratulated Trump on his “impressive victory” electoral.
“I appreciate Trump’s commitment to the principle of ‘peace through strength’ in international affairs. It is exactly the principle that can, in a practical way, bring us closer to a just peace in Ukraine,” Zelenski said on his social network account X.
The Ukrainian leader recalled “the great conversation” he had with Trump in New York in September, when the two spoke for the first time in person since the beginning of the Russian invasion about bilateral relations, the so-called Zelenski Victory Plan and the possible ways to end the war.
NATO “counts” on Trump’s leadership
From Brussels, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte held out to collaborate with Trump to promote peace.
“Through NATO, the United States has 31 friends and allies who help promote US interests, multiply American power and keep Americans safe,” Rutte said.
The European Commission “warmly” congratulates the former president
Also from the community capital, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, “warmly” congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday, and invited him to work together on a transatlantic agenda that benefits the EU and the US. USA.
“I warmly congratulate Donald J. Trump The EU and the US. The US are more than just allies. We are united by a true partnership between our peoples, which unites 800 million citizens. So let’s work together on a solid transatlantic agenda that continues to provide results for them,” Von der Leyen wrote in a message on the social network X.
Macron and Scholz, “prepared” to work with Trump
For his part, French President Emmanuel Macron said in a brief reaction in X that “he is ready” to work with Trump as they knew how to do during the previous term of the Republican, each with their convictions, “with respect and ambition. For more peace and prosperity.”
“From growth and security to innovation and technology, I know that the special relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States will continue to prosper on both sides of the Atlantic for the coming years,” British Prime Minister, Labor Keir Starmer, also commented on X, congratulating Trump on “a historic electoral victory.”
The German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, also trusted when congratulating Trump that Germany and the United States will continue their “sussfue” working relationship to promote prosperity and freedom on both sides of the Atlantic.
Pedro Sánchez highlights the “strategic” relationship with the United States.
The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, described relations with the United States as “strategic” when congratulating Trump in X, although the first Spanish political leader to congratulate the former president was the president of the far-right party Vox, Santiago Abascal.
The “strategic” link was also underlined by the Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, who assured that “Italy and the United States are ‘sister’ nations, united by an unwavering alliance, common values and a historical friendship.”
Among the conservative governments of Europe, the Dutch Dick Schoof, prime minister of a coalition government in the Netherlands that includes the radical right, and the Prime Minister of Portugal, Luís Montenegro, who advocated maintaining “close collaboration,” sent congratulatory messages to Trump.
Also the head of the Austrian government, Karl Nehammer, who hoped to expand transatlantic relations “to successfully face global challenges,” and the President of Serbia, the nationalist Aleksandar Vučić, who spoke of cooperating with the United States “for stability, prosperity and peace.”
The first contact between European leaders to assess the results of the US elections will be this Thursday in Budapest (Hungary), where they will meet within the framework of the fifth summit of the European Political Community.
International
Meta Says Russia Seeks to Ban WhatsApp for Defending Secure Communication
U.S. tech giant Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, said that Russia is seeking to ban the messaging app because it “challenges government attempts to violate people’s right to secure communication.”
Russian authorities have encouraged citizens to switch to state-backed applications, and in August they already blocked WhatsApp’s calling feature.
On Friday, the communications regulator Roskomnadzor claimed that the platform was being used to “organize and carry out terrorist acts in the country, recruit perpetrators, and facilitate fraud and other crimes.”
“If the messaging service does not comply with Russian law, it will be completely blocked,” the regulator warned.
WhatsApp remains one of Russia’s most widely used messaging services, alongside Telegram.
Moscow is pressuring both platforms to grant authorities access to user data upon request for investigations into fraud and activities the government labels as “terrorist.”
Human rights advocates fear the demand could be used to target critics of the Kremlin, President Vladimir Putin, or the war in Ukraine.
International
Archbishop Wenski criticizes Trump’s deportation policies, calls for stronger push for reform
The Archbishop of Miami, Thomas Wenski, has called for increased pressure on the U.S. Congress to advance comprehensive immigration reform and criticized President Donald Trump’s mass deportation policies, arguing that they “do nothing to help.”
“We need to apply more pressure on Congress so lawmakers can make the necessary changes. It is also important for the Administration to listen to our voice. We do not want to be anyone’s enemy—we are Americans,” Wenski said in an interview with EFE.
The religious leader, who heads one of the dioceses with the largest Latino and Haitian populations in the United States, issued a call to defend the rights of migrants. He also emphasized that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has maintained a strong and public stance in favor of migrants for decades.
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Trump relaunches diplomatic push to finalize U.S.-Backed peace plan for Ukraine War
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that his diplomatic team will resume meetings with delegations from Russia and Ukraine in an effort to pressure both sides to accept the peace plan proposed by Washington to end the war in Ukraine.
As part of this new round of talks, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll will hold discussions with Ukrainian representatives to narrow differences on the remaining points of the agreement.
Trump also confirmed his intention to meet personally with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and with Putin, though he emphasized that such meetings will only take place “when the agreement is fully finalized or in its final stage.”
The president claimed that his administration has made “tremendous progress” toward resolving the conflict and reiterated that the war “never would have started” if he had been in the White House at the onset of the crisis.
The U.S.-backed peace plan consists of 28 points and has been revised following feedback from both sides. According to Trump, only “a few points of disagreement” remain under active discussion.
One of the most controversial aspects of the proposal is the suggestion that Ukraine cede parts of the Donbas region to Russia and limit the size of its armed forces. Kyiv is working closely with Washington to soften these clauses in search of an arrangement that does not compromise its sovereignty or security.
With this diplomatic push, Trump aims to solidify his role as the main mediator in the conflict and steer the war toward a political resolution after years of devastation, humanitarian crisis, and rising global geopolitical tensions.
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