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 said, adding that Moscow would continue to analyze the document before drawing strong conclusions.
The strategy adopts a softer language towards Russia, which EU officials worry could weaken its response to Moscow in ending the war.
In the document, the EU is blamed for blocking US efforts to end the conflict and says that the US must re-establish strategic stability to Russia which would stabilize European economies.
It appears to endorse efforts to influence policy on the continent, noting that US policy should prioritize resistance to Europe's current trajectory within European nations.
The new report also calls for the restoration of Western identity, and claims that Europe will be unrecognizable in 20 years or less and its economic issues are eclipsed by the real and more stark prospect of civilisational erasure.
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 stated, The US will remain our most important ally in the [Nato] alliance. This alliance, however, is focused on addressing security policy issues, emphasizing that issues like freedom of expression do not belong in the strategy.
The European Council on Foreign Relations criticized the document, saying it places itself to the right of the extreme right and uses language reminiscent of Kremlin rhetoric.
The strategy also highlights the US intention to target alleged drug-trafficking operations and calls for increased defense spending from Japan, South Korea, Australia, and Taiwan.
However, Democrats in Congress have warned that the strategy could damage US foreign relations, with representatives labeling it as potentially catastrophic to America's global standing.
