Russian media is reporting that nearly all communication channels between Kremlin and the United States are frozen.

Although Russia did not expect the incoming President Donald Trump administration to reject NATO enlargement, to which Moscow is strongly opposed, almost all of its communication channels with the United States are closed, Russian media reported.

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"Almost every level of dialogue with the United States is frozen. We don't communicate with one another, or we do so minimally," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. 

Last month, Trump backtracked on several statements he made during his campaign when he had said that NATO was obsolete and has poor value to the US.

In his new stance, Trump said that he was strongly committed to the alliance.

The revelations came after several strongly worded public statements by US politicians including President Barack Obama, the FBI, and the CIA said that they were convinced that Russia was behind the hacking of Hillary Clinton's emails during the presidential campaigns.

On Tuesday, former Republican presidential candidate John McCain said that Russia's involvement in the hacking campaign against the US was a threat to democracy in its current form.

McCain, who is also the Senator for Arizona, warned that an "unraveling of the world order" could be imminent. He also criticized "the absolute failure of the American leadership" to improve ties with Russia.

Russia President Vladimir Putin has been a huge critic of NATO, especially after Moscow announced that it would expand its deployment of surface-to-air missiles nearer to Europe.

"Why are we reacting to NATO expansion so emotionally?" Putin asked at the time. "We are concerned by NATOs decision making."

"What should we do? We have, therefore, to take countermeasures, which means to target with our missile systems the facilities, that, in our opinion, start posing a threat to us," Putin said.

Asked if he expects Putin to seek re-election in 2018, Peskov said he does not know.

"Everyone's heads are aching because of work and with projects and nobody is thinking or talking about elections," Peskov claimed.

Many analysts are however of the opinion that Putin will seek another term in office.

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