Nepal, March 3 -- The Kremlin said on Sunday that the dramatic pivot in the foreign policy of the US "largely" coincides with its own vision, with Donald Trump described as having "common sense", according to a report by The Guardian.

The US president, who has often said he respects his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, has worked to build ties with Moscow since taking office in January, including twice siding with Russia in UN votes.

"The new administration is rapidly changing all foreign policy configurations," the Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, told a reporter from state television. "This largely coincides with our vision."

Peskov added: "There is a long way to go, because there is huge damage to the whole complex of bilater...