US-Russia relations on ice? New low in ties after Kremlin accuses Washington of breaking UN rules

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov launched a series of attacks on Ukraine, Germany and the United States during a press briefing in Moscow. Peskov claimed Ukraine’s economic and battlefield situation was “deteriorating day by day” and praised Germany’s AfD for seeking better ties with Russia while criticising Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s confrontational approach. He also slammed Washington’s refusal to grant a visa to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov for the UN General Assembly, calling it an “unfriendly act.” Watch the key moments from the Kremlin briefing.