Moscow issued a tepid response to Donald Trump's election win, highlighting that US-Russia relations are still at their lowest point in history, and this would be the case regardless of who is in the White House. But there was also a hint of hope that things could improve under the next Trump administration.

Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday as the world woke up to news that Trump will be the next president of the United States reacted by saying ties couldn't possibly get any worse at this point. "It is still almost impossible to worsen relations – they are at the lowest point in history," Peskov said.

He was pressed on whether President Vladimir Putin would issue a formal congratulations. Peskov said he's not aware of any plans to do so, which indicates at least for now, the answer is negative. But he also said "we will see".