Congratulatory statements poured in Wednesday from around the world, including from countries that consider themselves allies of the United States or those who would like to improve ties with the United States under the leadership of President-elect Donald Trump.

Israeli prime minister congratulates Trump and his wife, Melania, in speech post oncalling his victory “the greatest comeback in history!”

“Your historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America. This is a tremendous victory!” » Netanyahu wrote before signing “in true friendship”.

Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, also congratulated the Republican in a post on X and said he looked forward to working with him.

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“As our closest allies, we stand side by side with our shared values ​​of freedom, democracy and enterprise,” said the job read. “From growth and security to innovation and technology, I know the special relationship between the UK and US will continue to flourish on both sides of the Atlantic for years to come.”

But behind those congratulatory words, there is massive uncertainty and nervousness in the foreign country about what Donald Trump’s presidency will mean for him and his foreign policy. For example, Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on imports into the country from non-US entities could seriously damage the UK economy – and the global economy. London would have already prepared retaliatory tariffs if these were to be implemented.

Other concerns relate to security, such as the extent to which the new US president will maintain his support for Ukraine – which is seen as essential to supporting not only Ukraine but also European security against Russia in a manner wider. Trump has been vague about it, but according to his victory speech, he said he wasn’t going to start wars but stop them.

However, questions arise over what Ukraine should do, for example on territorial concessions or whether it would give in to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s demands for a demilitarized Ukraine. And this, in turn, worries Western European countries, who fear that this could give Russia momentum and make it less concerned about a possible challenge from NATO.

As for NATO and the European Union, leaders of both bodies congratulated Trump on Wednesday, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen saying the United States and the EU were “more than simple allies.

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“We are bound by a true partnership between our people, uniting 800 million citizens. Let us work together on a strong transatlantic agenda that continues to meet their needs,” he added. the position read.

Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General, said in his congratulations job that he looks forward to working with Trump again “to advance peace through force and through NATO.”

No congratulations are expected from Russia. For example, the Kremlin says it does not expect Putin to make any statement congratulating the United States, with its spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, saying: “Let’s not forget that we are talking about a country hostile who is both directly and indirectly involved in a war against our nation.

However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated Trump “on his impressive election victory!” He wrote in a post on that he had a “big meeting” with Trump in September and that he looks forward to “an era of a strong United States of America under the decisive leadership of President Trump.”

“I appreciate President Trump’s commitment to the ‘peace through strength’ approach to world affairs. This is exactly the principle that can practically bring a just peace closer to Ukraine. I hope we do so. let’s take action together,” Zelenskyy wrote.