Moscow is fine with the United States-backed peace proposal to end the longdrawn Russia-Ukraine conflict, however, Kyiv is yet to accept it, said US President Donald Trump. US President Donald Trump said, "...Russia and Ukraine, I thought it was going to be a little bit easier, but it's not being made easy..."

The Kremlin has welcomed Donald Trump’s new National Security Strategy document and claimed it is “largely consistent with our vision”. The US president unveiled a new framework for his administration’s foreign policy and defence priorities on Friday, at a time when many in Europe hold wider concerns that Washington has a pro-Russia bias.