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US expels Russian diplomats over cyber attack allegations:
The US has expelled 35 Russian diplomats as punishment for alleged interference into last month’s presidential elections, giving them 72 hours to leave the country.
It will also close two compounds used for Russian intelligence-gathering.
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In a statement, President Obama called the moves a “necessary and appropriate response to efforts to harm US interests” and said “all Americans should be alarmed by Russia’s actions”.
Mr Obama also announced the US would declassify technical information related to Russian cyber activity to “help network defenders in the United States and abroad identify, detect, and disrupt Russia’s global campaign of malicious cyber activities”.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, the top Republican in Congress, said in a statement that despite the measures being overdue “it is an appropriate way to end eight years of failed policy with Russia”.
I know, I know – ‘just wanted to keep an eye on them … didn’t want them to know that we knew what they were doing … sources & methods have to be protected …’
Of course, Drumpf will apologize to his buddy Putin and cancel the sanctions.
December 29, 2016 6 Comments
