vocal critic of Donald Trump<\/a> to one of his most loyal allies on Capitol Hill after Trump became president, has died at the age of 71.<\/p>\nThe South Carolina lawmaker died after a \u201cbrief and sudden illness\u201d, his office posted on X early on Sunday. US media said emergency personnel had responded to a cardiac arrest call at his Capitol Hill home in Washington, DC, on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
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Graham, just back from a trip to Ukraine, had been scheduled to appear on the Meet the Press TV programme on Sunday morning, the network said.<\/p>\n
Here are some key reactions:<\/p>\n
Alexander Stubb, Finnish president<\/p>\n
Stubb called Graham \u201ca personal friend. A supporter of NATO and Ukraine. A Transatlanticist. A friend of Finland.\u201d<\/p>\n
Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel<\/p>\n
Netanyahu remembered Graham as a close friend and a strong supporter of the US-Israel alliance and praised his commitment to Israel\u2019s security and the broader cause of the free world.<\/p>\n
\u201cSara and I grieve with the American people over the loss of our dear friend, Senator Lindsey Graham,\u201d Netanyahu said in an statement, also mentioning his wife.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn our recent meeting, I said, \u2018Lindsey is a great friend of Israel and a cherished friend of mine. We have no better friend than Lindsey,\u2019\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Donald Trump, US president<\/p>\n
Trump paid tribute to Graham, describing the senator as a dedicated public servant and a close ally during his years in politics.<\/p>\n
\u201cSenator Lindsey Graham, one of the greatest people and Senators I have ever known, is dead! He was always working, and was a true American Patriot. Lindsey will be greatly missed!!!\u201d Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.<\/p>\n
Friedrich Merz, German chancellor<\/p>\n
Merz said Graham was \u201ca true friend and partner of Germany in the transatlantic alliance. We stood side by side for more than four decades.\u201d<\/p>\n
Iran<\/p>\n
Iranian state television announced Graham\u2019s death during a live broadcast in openly hostile terms.<\/p>\n
\u201cI congratulate the great nation of Iran on Lindsey Graham, the warmongering and anti-Iranian US senator, having gone to hell,\u201d the anchor said.<\/p>\n
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine<\/p>\n
Zelenskyy honoured Graham as a strong supporter of Ukraine, pointing to his visits to the country during its more than four-year war against Russia and his efforts to maintain bipartisan backing for Kyiv.<\/p>\n
\u201cDeeply saddened by the news of the passing of United States Senator Lindsey Graham.<\/p>\n
\u201cLindsey was a true defender of freedom and the values that make our world safer. He visited Ukraine ten times during the years of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion and was here with our people when it was most needed,\u201d Zelenskyy said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The longtime US senator, an ally of President Trump, was an advocate for using US military force overseas.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":15924,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[6654,43,190,82,79,6,196],"class_list":["post-15923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-donald-trump","tag-israel","tag-news","tag-politics","tag-russia-ukraine-war","tag-united-states"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15923\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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