Russia welcomes Trump’s revised US security strategy

A Kremlin spokesperson said that the changes ‘correspond in many ways to our vision’.Published On 7 Dec 2025The Kremlin has praised a new national security strategy adopted by US President Donald Trump, saying it aligns closely with Russia’s own view of global affairs.The US document published last week warns that Europe faces what it calls “civilizational erasure”, identifies ending the war in Ukraine as a “core” US interest, and signals a shift towards restoring what Washington describes as strategic stability with Moscow.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4The fragile fight for justice in a post-Assad Syrialist 2 of 4‘You made a kid’s dream come true’: Norris wins 1st F1 world driver’s titlelist 3 of 4Abu Shabab’s death signals the inevitable failure of Israel’s plan for Gazalist 4 of 4The Road to Damascusend of listKremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday that the changes “correspond in many ways to our vision”.He also welcomed language in the strategy about ending “the perception … of the NATO military alliance as a perpetually expanding alliance”. Moscow has long opposed NATO enlargement, citing its security concerns.But Peskov cautioned that the position of what he called the US “deep state” – a term the US president has used to accuse officials who he believes are undermining his agenda – may differ from Trump’s new security strategy.Ukraine war diplomacySince Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, successive US strategies have identified Moscow as a destabilising force threatening the post-Cold War order.Under Trump, Washington’s approach to the conflict has shifted amid public clashes with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump has previously described Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “friend”.Trump’s new strategy comes as efforts led by the White House to broker an end to the Russia-Ukraine war approach a crucial moment. Zelenskyy will travel to London on Monday for a four-way meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.