(CNN) The Kremlin has slammed speculation that US President Donald Trump conspired with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying that the current controversies roiling the Trump administration reflected larger rifts in American society.

"This is conspiracy that has no relation to reality," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the tabloid Argumenty i Fakty. "America has found itself in a situation unique to itself: There is a division both in society and in the government, and the result is the difficult conditions in which Trump has to work."

In the interview, published Tuesday, Peskov was asked about whether there was "some kind of conspiracy" between the two leaders, following a series of bombshell reports highlighting Trump's dealings with Russia and its leader.

Peskov went on to note that US threats of sanctions against Moscow were serious, and no political game: "Sanctions are not trifles, but a very serious thing. Here, for example, we are threatened with restrictions in connection with the implementation of the Nord Stream 2 project."

Plans for Nord Stream 2, a new gas pipeline that would bypass Ukraine, have been in the works for years, but Europe is deeply divided over the project.

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