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KOTOR, Montenegro – Just over an hour after Donald J. Trump secured his stunning triumph, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia congratulated the victor and looked forward to “constructive dialogue.” China’s president, Xi Jinping, waited a little longer, sending Mr. Trump a similarly measured message of hope and appealing for “cooperation for mutual gain.”

But perhaps even more revealing was Momcilo Krivokapic, a bearded Orthodox priest who was ecstatic over the upset result.

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