Russia praises the new US security strategy as a major step forward for mutual relations.
Dec 7, 2025, 6:26 amDec 7, 2025, 6:26 am
“The change in the US national security strategy by President Donald Trump’s administration, which no longer mentions Russia as a direct threat, is a positive step,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the Russian state news agency Tass. The Trump administration’s message for Russian-American relations differs from the approaches of previous administrations. The Kremlin will closely examine the updated US strategy.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov is pleased with the official new tones from the USA.Image: www.imago-images.de
A few days ago, the White House published its new security strategy. Although the US government describes an end to the war in Ukraine as a central interest in the document, there are hardly any critical words for Russia. An end to hostilities is necessary “to stabilize European economies and prevent an inadvertent escalation or expansion of the war.” “Strategic stability” must be established with Russia.
Criticism for Europe
In contrast, the USA’s strategy complains about a loss of democracy and freedom of expression in Europe and is calling for a course correction. According to the US government, Europe’s problems include immigration policy, “censorship of free expression and the suppression of political opposition, plummeting birth rates and the loss of national identity and self-confidence.”
The new strategy immediately received sharp criticism from European countries. German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said about the critical statements about freedom of expression that he “doesn’t think anyone has to give us advice on this.” (sda/dpa)