The Kremlin on Sunday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's new national security strategy and said it largely accorded with Russia's own perceptions, the first time that Moscow has so fulsomely praised such a document from its former Cold War foe.

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 US President’s eldest son has labelled his father “unpredictable”, claiming Trump may walk away from a deal to bring peace to Ukraine. Donald Trump Jr went as far as saying

President Donald Trump says Ukraine and Russia are making progress in peace talks but called the conflict difficult to solve on Tuesday night.

Russia has welcomed US President Donald Trump's new national security strategy, noting strong alignment with Kremlin views. It is the strongest endorsement Moscow has given to a US strategy paper since the end of the Cold War.

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.

A U.S. envoy says territorial claims remain a sticking point in a proposed peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. The U.S.-led meetings have ended; meanwhile, Russia launched a massive strike on central Ukraine early Sunday.