MOSCOW — The Kremlin said Sunday that the US administration’s newly released national security strategy is “largely consistent” with Russia’s own outlook, expressing cautious optimism that it could support continued cooperation on efforts to settle the war in Ukraine.

“The adjustments we're seeing, I'd say, are largely consistent with our vision,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin in an interview excerpt shared on Telegram.

He said Moscow hopes the document could serve as a “modest guarantee” that joint, constructive work with Washington on Ukraine can continue.

Peskov said the Kremlin views President Donald Trump’s strong domestic political position as enabling him to reshape US national security priorities in line with his own vision.

He also welcomed language in the strategy that he described as favoring dialogue over confrontation.

“We know that sometimes everything is beautifully written and conceptually sound, but what they call ‘deep state’ does everything differently — that happens, too,” Peskov said.

“Therefore, of course, we need to be very careful about how this concept is implemented.” — Agencies