Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Benjamin Netanyahu, Keir Starmer and More World Leaders Rush to Congratulate Donald Trump: ‘History’s Greatest Comeback’

News of Donald Trump’s apparent victory in the U.S. presidential election rapidly reverberated around the world early Wednesday, with leaders of different stripes wasting no time in congratulating him.

Among the first to trumpet their support on social media were leaders of countries embroiled in conflict.

“I appreciate President Trump’s commitment to the ‘peace through strength’ approach in global affairs. This is exactly the principle that can practically bring just peace in Ukraine closer,” Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote on X.

Similarly, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, also on X, said: “Congratulations on history’s greatest comeback! 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 huge victory!”

In the U.K., Prime Minister Keir Starmer, a Labor leader who has been vehemently critical of Trump in the past, offered an immediate olive branch. “Congratulations President-elect Trump on your historic election victory. I look forward to working with you in the years ahead. As the closest of allies, we stand shoulder to shoulder in defense of our shared values of freedom, democracy and enterprise,” Starmer said on X.

Added Emmanuel Macron, the president of France, on X: “Congratulations, President Donald Trump. Ready to work together just as we knew how to do during four years. With your convictions and with mine. With respect and ambition. For more peace and prosperity.”

In a post on X, Italy’s right-wing Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni offered her “most sincere congratulations” to Trump, and said Italy and the United States had an “unshakeable alliance”. “It is a strategic bond, which I am certain we will now strengthen even further,” she said.

And European Union President Ursula Von Der Leyen, who has always fostered close ties with leaders across the political spectrum, also took to X to chime in on a similar note: “I warmly congratulate Donald J. Trump on his election as the 47th President of the United States of America. I look forward to working with President Trump again to advance a strong transatlantic agenda.”

She added, “Let us work together on a transatlantic partnership that continues to deliver for our citizens. Millions of jobs and billions in trade and investment on each side of the Atlantic depend on the dynamism and stability of our economic relationship.”