Jens Stoltenberg and Joe Biden
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on his victory in the presidential elections in the United States and called on to resist numerous threats, including from Russia. His statement was published on the alliance website.
“I welcome the election of Joe Biden as President of the United States. I know him as a strong supporter of NATO and transatlantic ties, ”he wrote.
“We need this collective power to confront the many challenges we face, including a more assertive Russia, international terrorism, cyber and missile threats, and a shift in the global balance of power due to the rise of China,” Stoltenberg said in a congratulatory message.
On November 7, Joe Biden, who received 273 of the required 270 electoral votes and thus secured his victory, declared himself elected President of the United States.
Biden will become the 46th President of the United States. At the end of November he will turn 78 years old, he will be the oldest American leader, reported CNN.
In turn, Donald Trump said that he hopes to regain his leading position in a number of states through the courts. According to the head of state, he was leading by a wide margin in several states on the evening of election day, and then a few days later this gap “miraculously evaporated.”
