U.S. flag outside the U.S. Mission to International Organizations in Geneva. File photoWASHINGTON, Jun 3The Russian special military operation in Ukraine has led to a major revision of the as yet unreleased national security strategy of the administration of US President Joe Biden, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with it. It is reported that the publication of the document was originally scheduled for January this year, but it was postponed due to with the situation around Ukraine. The document is currently undergoing «significant» changes to «reflect how the world has changed» since the outbreak of hostilities, unnamed sources said. .jpg» />The West did not leave Russia a way outThe new version of the text emphasizes the importance for US national security interests of «both Europe and Asia» — while the earlier version of the document focused on China and Asia. At the same time, as noted by the agency's sources, the document does not downplay the importance of China, but says that events in Europe and Asia are «inextricably linked.» Representatives of the National Security Council did not respond to the agency's request for comment. It is not yet clear when exactly the national security strategy will be published, the publication notes. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, as of March 25, the Armed Forces completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. Along with the Russian military, units of the DPR and LPR operate in the region.
