How did world leaders interpret the attack on the US Congress?

In the United States, President Donald Trump's supporters broke through a police barricade and entered the building of Congress, where they gathered to record Joe Biden's election victory, and what happened in the aftermath drew reactions from around the world.



In the United States, President Donald Trump's supporters broke through a police barricade and entered the building of Congress, where they gathered to record Joe Biden's election victory, and what happened in the aftermath drew reactions from around the world. 

Many world leaders called what had happened "appalling" and said it was an "attack on democracy."The Secretary-General of the United Nations expressed regret over what had happened, while NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg stressed that the election results should be respected. The harshest reaction in Europe came directly from German Foreign Minister Maas, who issued a message accusing Trump, Turkey's" call for sobriety to the parties " message was carried with interest on US television. 

Venezuela's government, which the US administration does not recognize, said that what Washington has provoked in other countries has come to its own this time. Britain: embarrassing sights European leaders were among the first to react to the developments. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there had been "embarrassing scenes" in the US Congress. "The United States represents democracy in the world," Johnson said. It is vital that the power is transferred peacefully and according to its rules," he said.





Germany: Trump must respect the will of the electorate, and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said What Happened made "enemies of democracy" happy. "Trump must respect the will of the electorate," Maas said."Trump and his supporters need to accept the American electorate's decision now and put an end to the upheaval over democracy," he said, noting that the events were sparked by provocative rhetoric. France: we believe in the power of our democracies, French President Emmanuel Macron said in a video message on Twitter that "supporters of the president who left office resort to violence to challenge the legitimate results of the election" in one of the world's oldest democracies. Macron said: "We believe in the power of our democracies. We believe in the power of American democracy," he said. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said she was looking forward to working with Biden, who won the election, while European Commission President Charles Michel said he was confident that the administration would be handed over to President Joe Biden.


Israel: The United States blasted this attack, and the message from Israel, one of the Trump administration's closest allies, came at the level of the Foreign Minister."I am confident that the American people and their elected representatives know how to repel this attack, that they will continue to defend the values on which their country is built," Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said in a Twitter message, noting that the United States has been the torch of democracy since its inception. Also from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and India, at the level of Prime Minister, messages were published expressing their sorrow over what happened and wishing the administration a peaceful change of hands.



China, on the other hand, has asked its citizens in the United States to stay away from crowded places and act cautiously. Turkey: we invite all parties to sobriety and common sense a few hours after the events in Washington, the Turkish Foreign Ministry also issued a statement and said that it was watching developments with concern. "We invite all parties in the United States to sobriety and common sense," the statement said. 

We believe that the United States will overcome this domestic political crisis in maturity."The State Department urged Turkish citizens in the United States to stay away from crowded venues and places of demonstration."Photos are very similar to those in the Square (the name of the area where demonstrations were held in Ukraine)," Russian diplomat Dimitri Polyanski, deputy ambassador to the United Nations, said in a Twitter message, comparing the events in Washington DC to those in Ukraine in 2014.

Victoria Nuland, US Assistant Secretary of State, in Ukraine in 2013, Referring to his handing out food to pro-Russian State Minister Viktor Yanukovych, Polyanski said: "friends are asking, Will anyone is handing out food to these demonstrators as well? "he wrote. Pro-Russian Yanukovych was ousted in mass demonstrations in 2014, and Moscow has blamed the United States and its allies for this.