The heads of state are scrambling to celebrate..."Looking forward to continuing cooperation".

When U.S. President Donald Trump took office on the 20th local time, leaders of each country rushed to send a welcome message and strengthen friendly relations with the U.S.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy celebrated Trump's inauguration in a video address and welcomed the opportunity to achieve peace in his country.

Also, he said, "I wish President Trump success," and praised President Trump as a "strong man" who can provide the momentum needed to push for peace efforts.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also wrote in X that "Canada and the United States have an opportunity to work together again for both countries, to create more jobs and prosperity."

"With President Trump's return, we will accelerate defense spending and production," said NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutter, who is under pressure to increase defense spending. "We can achieve peace together through strength and through NATO."

"When together, our society can achieve greater prosperity and strengthen common security," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen also said via X.

"I am confident that we will continue to strengthen our partnership between the two countries to tackle global challenges together and build a future of prosperity and security for our people," said Italian Prime Minister Jorja Meloni, who attended the inauguration in person.

"Over the centuries, Britain and the United States have shown cooperation and partnership," Keir Starmer, the prime minister of Britain's Labor government, who has been at odds with Trump's closest ally Elon Musk, said in a video message posted to X. We defended the world from dictatorship and worked for common security and prosperity," he said, celebrating his inauguration."We are a strong alliance and we work closely with each other and through international partnerships such as NATO," Dutch Prime Minister
Dic Schhoff said. "We look forward to continuing this partnership."

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Garstør also said he hoped to continue strengthening Norway-U.S. relations based on the solid foundations he built during the first Trump administration, while Swedish Prime Minister Wolf Christersson also said Sweden looks forward to continuing close cooperation with the United States.

"The United States is our main strategic partner and ally," Finnish President Alexander Stubb also said, adding that he looks forward to close cooperation during Trump's presidency.

French President Emmanuel Macron did not deliver a separate congratulatory message for his inauguration.

However, he said during a visit to a front-line military unit that the launch of Trump's second term was "an opportunity for strategic awakening in Europe."

"If our U.S. ally withdraws warships from the Mediterranean, if we send fighters from the Atlantic to the Pacific, what should we do in Europe tomorrow," Macron said, stressing that France and Europe must adapt to evolving threats and changing interests.

President Macron has been calling for self-defense, saying Europe's dependence on the U.S. for security should be reduced and its own defense capabilities should be strengthened.

Turkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the issue of an early end to the war in 우, which Trump has been referring to all along, would be "on the agenda of our talks," adding, "We need to solve this problem as soon as possible."

"I hope President Trump's second term will benefit all mankind," he said.