‘A huge victory’: World leaders react as Trump nears White House return

A flurry of satellite leaders connected Wednesday sent their congratulations to Donald Trump aft the erstwhile U.S. president triumphantly declared a "magnificent" predetermination victory.

NBC News is yet to task a victor of the statesmanlike race.

Addressing his supporters successful Florida, Trump said his instrumentality to the White House would usher successful the "golden age" of America.

His comments came soon aft helium secured his 3rd battleground triumph of the evening, putting him connected the verge of securing a 2nd four-year term.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer congratulated Trump connected his "historic" predetermination victory, saying the U.K.-U.S. "special narration volition proceed to prosper connected some sides of the Atlantic for years to come."

Likewise, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, French President Emmanuel Macron, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban each offered their congratulations to Trump.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy congratulated Trump connected what helium described arsenic his "impressive predetermination victory."

"I admit President Trump's committedness to the 'peace done strength' attack successful planetary affairs. This is precisely the rule that tin practically bring conscionable bid successful Ukraine closer. I americium hopeful that we volition enactment it into enactment together," Zelenskyy via societal media.

"We look guardant to an epoch of a beardown United States of America nether President Trump's decisive leadership. We trust connected continued beardown bipartisan enactment for Ukraine successful the United States," helium added.

Zelenskyy's comments travel arsenic tensions are apt to beryllium moving precocious successful Kyiv, with the ballot regarded arsenic a perchance make-or-break moment successful the country's years-long combat against Russia.

Ukrainian officials were said to beryllium intimately watching the U.S. predetermination effect amid concerns that aboriginal subject assistance to the eastbound European state could beryllium chopped — a determination that would importantly curtail Kyiv's quality to combat backmost against Russia's full-scale invasion.

Russia, meanwhile, appeared to beryllium buoyed by quality that Trump is connected way to unafraid a White House victory.

"Trump has 1 prime that is utile to us: arsenic a businessman to the core, helium mortally dislikes spending wealth connected assorted hangers-on and freeloaders – connected idiotic allies, connected anserine foundation projects and connected gluttonous planetary organizations," Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's erstwhile president, said via Telegram, according to an NBC translation.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said via Telegram: "Kamala Harris was close erstwhile she quoted Psalm 31:5: 'Weeping whitethorn enactment for the night, but rejoicing comes successful the morning.'"

"Hallelujah, I'd adhd from my part," Zakharova said, according to an NBC translation

Separately, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Trump's enactment would beryllium cardinal to keeping the subject confederation strong.

"I look guardant to moving with him again to beforehand bid done spot done #NATO," Rutte said.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated Trump connected his evident predetermination victory.

"In this caller play that volition statesman with the elections of the American people, I anticipation that Turkey-US relations volition strengthen, that determination and planetary crises and wars, particularly the Palestinian contented and the Russia-Ukraine war, volition travel to an end; I judge that much efforts volition beryllium made for a much conscionable world," Erdoğan said.

"I anticipation that the elections volition beryllium beneficial for our affable and allied radical successful the United States and for each of humanity," helium added.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Trump connected his "historic predetermination victory."

"As you physique connected the successes of your erstwhile term, I look guardant to renewing our collaboration to further fortify the India-US Comprehensive Global and Strategic Partnership. Together, let's enactment for the betterment of our radical and to beforehand planetary peace, stableness and prosperity," Modi said.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese besides offered his congratulations to Trump.

"Australians and Americans are large friends and existent allies. Working together, we tin guarantee the concern betwixt our nations and peoples remains beardown into the future," Albanese said.

Elsewhere, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered his congratulations to some Donald and Melania Trump.

"Congratulations connected history's top comeback! Your historical instrumentality to the White House offers a caller opening for America and a almighty recommitment to the large confederation betwixt Israel and America," Netanyahu said. "This is simply a immense victory!" helium added.

Not everyone sent their lukewarm wishes to Trump, however.

"The U.S. statesmanlike predetermination holds nary nonstop relevance to Iran, arsenic the cardinal policies of some the United States and Iran stay unchanged," Iranian authorities spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said successful a statement, according to the country's semi-official quality agency, Tasnim.

"It makes small quality who becomes president, arsenic determination volition beryllium nary interaction connected people's livelihoods," Mohajerani said.