How World Leaders View Donald Trump World leaders, also stunned by the U.S. election result, speak out about Trump.

 -- Donald Trump appears to have made many of the world's leaders uneasy during his campaign, in some instances attacking them directly. Now they face the awkward reality of acceptance and working together.

Here is how they're reacting to Trump's victory:

MEXICO

Nevertheless, Peña was conciliatory. "Mexico and the USA are friends, partners and allies that must continue to collaborate for the competitiveness and development of North America. I trust that Mexico and the United States will continue to strengthen their ties of cooperation and mutual respect,” he wrote on twitter.

GERMANY

Last month, Trump slammed Merkel for allowing a wave of Syrian refugees into Germany, saying she should "be ashamed of herself." Trump said he had respected her but added, "She blew it, when she allowed this to happen, this migration."

Earlier he said she "should be ashamed of herself" for allowing a large wave of Syrian refugees enter the country. "She blew it, when she allowed this to happen, this migration," he said.

After the election, Merkel congratulated Trump on his election and vowed to work with whatever leader, citing a deep connection between the U.S. and Germany. She also made mention of specific shared values, including "respect of the law and human dignity, regardless of origin, skin color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or political beliefs," all of which were a source of contention for Trump during the campaign.

Prior to the election, Merkel's deputy had described Trump as a "right-wing populist" who poses a "threat to peace and social cohesion, but also to economic development"

When the two eventually meet, Trump can remind Merkel that in August 2015 Trump gave an interview with TIME in which he said, unprompted (according to the magazine), that Merkel was “probably the greatest leader in the world today.”

UNITED KINGDOM

During his campaign Trump described NATO -- considered the first line of defense against Russian expansionism -- as "obsolete," while also suggesting he may not honor the organization's most sacred covenant of mutual defense.

FRANCE

"France will start very soon discussions with the new United States administration," Hollande said in speech at Elysée Palace on national television following the US election. "I will do it with vigilance and with frankness because some of...Trump’s position during the campaign must be confronted to the values and the interest that we share with the United States.”

THE POPE

Not surprisingly, the Pope took the high road after election day, tweeting "May we make God’s merciful love ever more evident in our world through dialogue, mutual acceptance and fraternal cooperation."

JAPAN

Trump has threatened to make Japan pay more for the U.S. forces in Japan, whose presence is generally considered great strategic importance to the United States.

“If they don’t take care of us properly, if they don’t respect us enough to take care of us properly, then you know what’s going to have to happen … It’s very simple. They’re going to have to defend themselves,” he said an interview with CNN earlier this year. It's worth noting the U.S. Marine base in Okinawa has become a a major source of frustration to the local Japanese people.

The Associated Press is reporting that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet with President-elect Trump on Nov. 17 in New York.

SOUTH KOREA

But there was no mention of that in a phone call with the South Korean leader on Thursday. According to the office of South Korean President Park Geun-hye, Trump pledged his commitment to defending South Korea, where the U.S. currently stations over 28,000 troops.

IRAQ

PHILIPPINES

ISRAEL

EGYPT

UKRAINE

CHINA

RUSSIA

“We heard [Trump's] campaign rhetoric while still a candidate for the US presidency, which was focused on restoring the relations between Russia and the United States,” President Putin said, speaking in Moscow. “We understand and are aware that it will be a difficult path in the light of the degradation in which, unfortunately, the relationship between Russia and the US are at the moment,” he added.