Kremlin welcomes end to ‘direct threat’ label in U.S. national security strategy: report

The Kremlin welcomed a determination by U.S. President Donald Trump’s medication to revise its nationalist information strategy and halt calling Russia a “direct threat,” spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said connected Sunday (December 7, 2025).

Mr. Peskov told the state-run TASS news bureau the updated papers dropped connection describing Russia arsenic a nonstop menace and alternatively urged practice with Moscow connected strategical stableness issues. “We considered this a affirmative step,” helium said.