National security experts warn against ‘chaos’ of US elections as Harris enters race

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National security experts are looking toward the United States’ chief adversaries as Kamala Harris enters the race for the White House after President Biden announced on Sunday that he would not seek re-election.

The sudden change of the Democrat front-runner for the top job has sparked concern that authoritarian leaders from nations like Russia, China and Iran will utilize the "chaos" to their benefit as the Democratic Party scrambles to build a platform against Republican candidate Donald Trump.

Outwardly, nations like Russia and China have revealed little about their reaction to the certain end of a Biden White House and the changes this could bring to U.S. force posture abroad.

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"The elections are still four months away, and that is a long period of time in which a lot can change. We need to be patient and carefully monitor what happens. The priority for us is the special military operation," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Sunday in reference to Russia's war in Ukraine.

He also told reporters in a conference call that Moscow was "not very surprised" by Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential ticket.

"In recent years, what has been happening in the United States has taught us not to be surprised by anything," Peskov said, according to Reuters.

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson