Russia has welcomed Donald Trump's new US National Security Strategy, calling it largely consistent with Moscow's vision. The 33-page document, unveiled by the US administration last week, suggests Europe is facing civilisational erasure and does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.
Combatting foreign influence, ending mass migration, and rejecting the EU's perceived value on censorship are mentioned as other priorities in the report. Several EU officials and analysts had pushed back on the strategy, questioning its focus on freedom of expression and likening it to language used by the Kremlin.
The adjustments we're seeing... are largely consistent with our vision, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in an interview published by Russia's state news agency TASS on Sunday. We consider this a positive step, he stated, adding that Moscow would continue to analyse the document before drawing stronger conclusions.
The strategy adopts a softer language towards Russia, which EU officials worry could weaken its response to Moscow in ending the war. According to the document, the EU is blamed for blocking US efforts to end the conflict, stating that the US must re-establish strategic stability to Russia which would stabilise European economies. It also endorses efforts to influence policy on the continent, noting that US policy should prioritize resistance to Europe's current trajectory within European nations.
The report calls for the restoration of Western identity, claiming that Europe will be unrecognisable in 20 years or less and asserting that its economic issues are overshadowed by the more severe risk of civilisational erasure. It is far from obvious whether certain European countries will have economies and militaries strong enough to remain reliable allies, the document states. In stark contrast, the document celebrates the influence of patriotic European parties and expresses that America encourages its political allies in Europe to promote this revival of spirit.
As the EU engages in ongoing talks with the Trump administration to set out a peace deal in Ukraine, some officials emphasized their lasting relationship with the US while raising questions over the document. German Foreign Minister Wadephul remarked, The US will remain our most important ally in the [Nato] alliance. However, he noted that issues like freedom of expression should not be part of the strategy.
Critics have lambasted the document, with the European Council on Foreign Relations arguing that it places itself to the right of the extreme right and noting its language mirrors that of the Kremlin. The US has also indicated it intends to target drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, and increase defense spending commitments from nations like Japan, South Korea, Australia, and Taiwan.
Democrats in Congress have expressed concern that the strategy could damage US foreign relations, with Representative Jason Crow calling it catastrophic to America’s standing in the world and Representative Gregory Meeks arguing it discards decades of value-based, US leadership.\
Combatting foreign influence, ending mass migration, and rejecting the EU's perceived value on censorship are mentioned as other priorities in the report. Several EU officials and analysts had pushed back on the strategy, questioning its focus on freedom of expression and likening it to language used by the Kremlin.
The adjustments we're seeing... are largely consistent with our vision, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in an interview published by Russia's state news agency TASS on Sunday. We consider this a positive step, he stated, adding that Moscow would continue to analyse the document before drawing stronger conclusions.
The strategy adopts a softer language towards Russia, which EU officials worry could weaken its response to Moscow in ending the war. According to the document, the EU is blamed for blocking US efforts to end the conflict, stating that the US must re-establish strategic stability to Russia which would stabilise European economies. It also endorses efforts to influence policy on the continent, noting that US policy should prioritize resistance to Europe's current trajectory within European nations.
The report calls for the restoration of Western identity, claiming that Europe will be unrecognisable in 20 years or less and asserting that its economic issues are overshadowed by the more severe risk of civilisational erasure. It is far from obvious whether certain European countries will have economies and militaries strong enough to remain reliable allies, the document states. In stark contrast, the document celebrates the influence of patriotic European parties and expresses that America encourages its political allies in Europe to promote this revival of spirit.
As the EU engages in ongoing talks with the Trump administration to set out a peace deal in Ukraine, some officials emphasized their lasting relationship with the US while raising questions over the document. German Foreign Minister Wadephul remarked, The US will remain our most important ally in the [Nato] alliance. However, he noted that issues like freedom of expression should not be part of the strategy.
Critics have lambasted the document, with the European Council on Foreign Relations arguing that it places itself to the right of the extreme right and noting its language mirrors that of the Kremlin. The US has also indicated it intends to target drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, and increase defense spending commitments from nations like Japan, South Korea, Australia, and Taiwan.
Democrats in Congress have expressed concern that the strategy could damage US foreign relations, with Representative Jason Crow calling it catastrophic to America’s standing in the world and Representative Gregory Meeks arguing it discards decades of value-based, US leadership.\
