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More than seventy countries and international organizations expressed their concerns over the January 6 United States Capitol attack and condemned the violence, with some specifically condemning President Donald Trump's own role in inciting the attack. [1] [2] Foreign leaders, diplomats, politicians, and institutions expressed shock, outrage, and condemnation of the events. [3] [4] Multiple world leaders made a call for peace, describing the assault as "an attack on democracy". [5] The leaders of some countries, including Brazil, Poland, and Hungary, declined to condemn the situation, and described it as an internal U.S. affair. [6]
As early as January 2021, a few European security officials described the events as an attempted coup. [7]
The attack was celebrated by far-right and fascist groups around the world, with rioter Ashli Babbitt being commemorated as a martyr by some British and Russian neo-Nazis. The Nordic Resistance Movement condemned Trump for allegedly betraying the rioters by being insufficiently supportive of them. [196]
WNBC reported that media outlets around the world reacted to the attack, with newspapers from both the left and the right condemning the behavior of Trump and his supporters. [197]
British newspaper i described the attack as "Anarchy in the USA.", with the sub-heading: "Trump incites thousands of protestors to storm the Capitol, saying 'We will never concede.'". British newspaper The Times ran the headline: "U.S. Capitol under siege". Both newspapers, among others, featured a photograph of armed Capitol Police officers barricading the door to the chamber of the House of Representatives. British television news channel Sky News led their coverage of the attack with deaths and arrests, running the headline: "Riot at US Capitol: Four dead as outrage grows over Trump-inspired mob's storming of Congress", as well as detailing that 52 arrests had been made related to the attack. [197]
French newspaper Le Monde led their coverage with Capitol Police regaining full control over the Capitol building, noting that "security was no longer threatened" and also noted "'Enough is enough': After the invasion of the Capitol, Republicans close to Trump are turning their backs on him". French newspaper Le Figaro's live blog on the front page of its website led with then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell saying "Congress will not be intimidated." [197]
German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ran the headline: "Republicans in shock", with a lead noting that "for many Republicans, the moment seems to have come when they no longer want to defend Donald Trump." [197]
Russian news outlets led with mass coverage of "political crisis in the United States", as Russian tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda put it. Russian government-owned newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta led with online rolling coverage on the "chaos" in Washington, D.C. next to a comment from Konstantin Kosachev, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federation Council, saying that the attack "showed that American democracy was limping on both legs and the United States lost the right to impose a course on other countries." Russian newspaper Izvestia led its coverage with the headline: "Once upon a time in America: how Donald Trump drove the crowd to frenzy", with a lead stating that "Party members began to turn away from the current president amid the outbreak of violence in Washington." [197]
The Communist Party of China's (CPC) newspaper, the People's Daily , had little coverage of the attack on their website's homepage. However, the Global Times , a Chinese tabloid newspaper run by the People's Daily, headlined its website with: "Chinese netizens jeer riot in U.S. Capitol as 'Karma,' say bubbles of 'democracy and freedom' have burst.", with the article saying that "words like 'Karma,' 'retribution' and 'deserving' were frequently mentioned in Chinese netizens' comments when they saw the latest episode of the U.S.' real version of House of Cards." [197]
The West Australian reported that "Newspapers around the world have reacted to the ugly scenes that marred Joe Biden's certification as the next US president", including "coverage from Canada, the UK, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, France and Brazil." [198]
Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo ran the headline: "inflated by Trump, crowd invades and vandalises Congress". Le Monde headlined its coverage of the attack with: "Trump provokes chaos in Washington as Biden is reinforced by a majority in the senate." Canadian newspaper the Ottawa Sun's front page was headlined: "Anarchy". British newspaper The Guardian ran the headline: "Chaos as pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol." Saudi Arabian newspaper Arab News and the Nigerian Tribune also dedicated their front pages to the attack. [198]
CNN paid tribute to several newspapers worldwide who ran images, headlines, and articles describing the attack on their front pages. [198] [199]
Russian state media reports criticized the United States government following the attack. [200] Chinese state media drew parallels between the attack and the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests and cast the incident as "karma" and "retribution" for the United States government supporting color revolutions around the world. [200] [201]
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По его мнению, произошедшие в Вашингтоне беспорядки "поставили под вопрос дальнейшую судьбу США как государства".[In Gorbachev's opinion, the riots that took place in Washington "called into question the future fate of the United States as a nation".]