Bangladesh, Dec. 9 -- Russia has offered a cautiously optimistic but deeply scrutinizing response to the newly released National Security Strategy (NSS) of the United States, signaling that while the document marks a strategic shift in Washingtons worldview, many parts of it remain unclear, contradictory, or potentially destabilizing. On December 8, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova delivered a detailed analysis of the strategy, outlining both the opportunities it creates for US-Russia cooperation and the risks it continues to pose for global stability.

The strategy, published by the administration of President Donald Trump, departs notably from the 2022 NSS unveiled under President Joe Biden. Zakharova said the new do...