Overview
- The new National Security Strategy says the United States will no longer treat Russia as a direct threat and will seek strategic stability and negotiations to end the Ukraine war.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov praised the policy change as aligning with Russia’s view and described it as a positive sign, while warning of possible U.S. bureaucratic resistance.
- The strategy elevates the Indo-Pacific as the main arena of competition and urges stronger capabilities with partners to deter conflict over Taiwan and compete with China.
- Indian and Ukrainian officials have been discussing a Volodymyr Zelenskyy visit to New Delhi as early as January 2026, with no date set after weeks of talks, according to Indian media reports.
- Reporting in India says any visit hinges on progress of President Trump’s peace initiative, developments on the battlefield, and Zelenskyy’s domestic political situation, as New Delhi underscores it is for peace.