The Kremlin denied Friday that it has grown frustrated with a lack of progress in improving relations with Washington under President Donald Trump, saying it's too early to say what course Russia-U.S. ties will take. At his White House news conference, Trump denied that his campaign aides had been in touch with Russian officials before the U.S. election and said he had "nothing to do with Russia." Asked whether the Kremlin watched the news conference, Peskov said Putin's administration was too busy with its domestic agenda. He denied that Russian state-controlled television had been ordered to tone down fawning coverage of Trump, saying broadcasters don't take orders from the Kremlin. "There is a high probability that it will not be Trump who will 'drain Washington's swamp,' but the swamp that will suck Trump in," Pushkov said.

Source: ABC News February 17, 2017 12:54 UTC