How other countries are reacting to the U.S. election results
Summary
Foreign leaders and officials gave mixed reactions to Republican losses in the U.S. midterm elections. Iranian officials described the results as opposition to the war with Iran, while Russian officials said they did not expect a change in Moscow’s policies; Spain’s prime minister and an EU official pointed to possible wider political effects.Key Facts
- Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said the election results would not change Washington’s behavior toward Iran.
- Iranian chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Americans had rejected the war with Iran.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he hoped President Trump could continue his peace efforts after the elections.
- Russia and Ukraine were scheduled to hold U.S.-brokered working-level talks in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 10 and 11.
- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the election results would not change Russia’s foreign policy or its position on Ukraine.
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez welcomed the results and predicted a similar outcome in Spain’s Nov. 29 election.
- European Parliament Vice President Christel Schaldemose said the results could affect support for Ukraine, the green transition and relations with other countries.
- The article said Ukraine’s government had not immediately commented on the U.S. election results.
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