US President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he was withdrawing from the presidential race and would not seek re-election as head of state. He named the vice president of the United States as his successor Kamalę Harris.
Joe Biden resigns. Kremlin responds to decision
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Pieskow In an interview with Shot, he stated that the results of the US elections, unlike achieving the goals of the “special operation”, “are not a priority for Russia”. He added that Russia will “closely monitor” the situation.
Peskov also recalled that the leader of Russia Vladimir Putin he called Biden more predictableand therefore the preferred candidate for President of the United States.
US Elections: World Reacts to Biden's Decision
Comments on Biden's decision are pouring in from all over the world. The US president was thanked by, among others, the Polish prime minister Donald Tusk.
“Mr. President Joe Biden, you have made many difficult decisions that have made Poland, America and the world safer, and democracy and freedom stronger. I know that you were guided by the same when announcing your latest decision. Perhaps the most difficult one in your life,” the head of the Polish government wrote on social media.
In turn, the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer He said he “respects Biden's decision.”
“I look forward to our continued cooperation during the rest of his presidency,” the politician said.