Russia-US ties at lowest point in years: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia-U.S. relations are at their lowest point in years.

"We have a bilateral relationship that has deteriorated to its lowest point in recent years_" Putin said in an interview with NBC News on Friday via translation.

Meanwhile_ Putin noted he can work with U.S. President Joe Biden_ according to NBC News.

He denied a Washington Post story saying that Russia is preparing to supply Iran with an advanced satellite that would enable Tehran to track military targets in the region.

"It's just fake news_" Putin said. "At the very least_ I don't know anything about this kind of thing. Those who are speaking about it probably know more about it. It's just nonsense_ garbage."

Biden is on the first foreign trip of his presidency to Europe_ and his highly anticipated meeting with Putin is scheduled on June 16 in Geneva_ Switzerland.

Relations between Washington and Moscow have been adversarial in recent years. The two sides have obvious differences on issues related to Ukraine_ cybersecurity_ human rights_ and U.S. election interference.

In his Wednesday remarks to U.S. troops and their families at Royal Air Force Mildenhall base in Britain_ Biden said that the United States wants a stable and predictable relationship with Russia.

"But I've been clear: The United States will respond in a robust and meaningful way if the Russian government engages in harmful activities_" he warned.