Trump strategy document singles out Russia as bad actor globally
US President Donald Trump's administration named Russia on Monday as a bad actor on the world stage in a policy document that offers a sober analysis of Moscow as a rival despite Trump's own bid for warmer ties with President Vladimir Putin.
The criticism of Russia, laid out in a new national security strategy formed from Trump's "America First" foreign policy vision, reflects a view long held by American diplomats that Russia actively undermines US interests at home and abroad.
Excerpts of the strategy document released on Monday make no direct mention of US allegations that Russia meddled in last year's presidential election. A US federal investigation is also looking into whether Trump campaign aides colluded with Russia, something the Moscow and Trump deny.
Congress mandates that every US administration sets out its national security strategy. The new Trump strategy is influenced strongly by the thinking of top national security officials rather than that of the president himself, said one official involved in preparing the document.
