The Kremlin has welcomed US President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy, saying the document closely aligns with Russia’s own global outlook — a rare public endorsement by Moscow of a major American policy framework.
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The strategy, which the White House describes as “flexible realism,” calls for reviving the Monroe Doctrine to reaffirm US influence in the Western Hemisphere, warns of “civilizational erasure” in Europe, and identifies ending the war in Ukraine as a core American objective. It also stresses Washington’s intention to restore strategic stability with Russia.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told state media that the adjustments outlined in the strategy “correspond in many ways” with Moscow’s perspective. Such strong public agreement between the two nuclear powers is uncommon and last occurred during moments of exceptional cooperation — including the post-Soviet nuclear disarmament period and intelligence coordination following the September 11 attacks.
During the Cold War, Washington and Moscow were ideological adversaries, with the United States portraying the Soviet Union as an “evil empire” and the Kremlin depicting America as a declining capitalist system. After the USSR’s collapse, Moscow initially sought closer ties with the West, but relations deteriorated as NATO expanded under policies introduced during the Clinton administration.
Peskov welcomed Trump’s stated intention to end “the perception and the reality” of NATO as an ever-expanding alliance, calling it an encouraging shift. However, he cautioned that the US “deep state” — a term Trump uses for an alleged entrenched bureaucracy — may not share the president’s approach. Critics say the concept has no basis in fact.
Since Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, successive US strategies have labelled Moscow a threat to the post-Cold War order. Peskov noted that Trump’s focus on cooperation in strategic stability marks a notable change.
The new US strategy places major emphasis on the Indo-Pacific, describing it as a key geopolitical battleground and pledging to strengthen US and allied military capabilities to deter conflict with China.
Russia has deepened ties with Beijing in recent years after Western sanctions and Europe’s shift away from Russian energy. Trump has repeatedly warned that a closer Russia-China partnership could be strategically dangerous for the United States.
