A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized President Obama on Wednesday for attacking Donald Trump, claiming such rhetoric is “unlikely” to improve the bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Russia.

“Unfortunately, we see continued displays of often hard-core Russophobia,” Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call, one day after Obama slammed Trump for giving an interview to a Kremlin-funded TV station and suggesting the Republican presidential nominee is trying to “curry favor” with Putin.