World leaders reacted to the storming of the Capitol in Washington with a wide range of emotional responses ranging from alarm and resentment to sheer satisfaction..

US allies strongly condemned the attempt to seize the country's main state building. German Chancellor Angela Merkel expresses deep regret over riots. She said that it was Donald Trump who was to blame for them, who, according to her, " This, in turn, led to doubts about the legitimacy of the voting results, formed an atmosphere of mistrust and resulted in tragic events, the head of the German government said..

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls the invasion of Congress " Recalling that "

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reacted in a similar way. He described the events that happened as "

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the violence and expressed his admiration for the resilience of the US democratic system, which, he said, managed, he said, to secure the final approval of the voting results within hours of the riot.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted the sentiments of Western officials, saying the rule of law and democratic principles need to be restored in Washington. According to him, such actions are in the interests not only of the United States, but also of Ukraine and the whole world..

Even Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, who has always supported Trump and still has not congratulated Biden on his victory, tweeted about " "

At the same time, the comments of the Russian leadership contained barely concealed sarcastic joy. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova quoted an American journalist as saying that " Dmitry Polyansky, Russia's Deputy Ambassador to the UN, compared the American events to the " Thus, he referred to the actions of a US State Department official during the protests in Kiev in December 2013. His comment was retweeted by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Source: Radio Liberty.