U.S. evicts Russians for spying, imposes sanctions after election hacks

[BubbaJack]

President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian suspected spies and imposed sanctions on two Russian intelligence agencies over their involvement in hacking U.S. political groups in the 2016 presidential election.

The measures, taken during the last days of Obama's presidency, mark a new post-Cold War low in U.S.-Russian ties, which have deteriorated over differences about Syria and Ukraine.

Allegations by U.S. intelligence agencies that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally directed efforts to intervene in the U.S. election process by hacking mostly Democrats have made relations even worse.

"These actions follow repeated private and public warnings that we have issued to the Russian government, and are a necessary and appropriate response to efforts to harm U.S. interests in violation of established international norms of behavior," Obama said in a statement from vacation in Hawaii.

"All Americans should be alarmed by Russia’s actions," he said.

It was not clear whether President-elect Donald Trump, who has repeatedly praised Putin and nominated people seen as friendly toward Moscow to senior administration posts, would seek to roll back the measures once he takes office on Jan. 20.

U.S. evicts Russians for spying, imposes sanctions after election hacks

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[Widlast]

The stupid is painful to watch.
Crimea VOTED to return to Mother Russia (since historically it always had been part of Russia).
Which airliner?
John Podesta is a pervert.
Obama is trying very hard to avert attention from the disaster that is his presidency.

 

[brinny]

The stupid is painful to watch.
Crimea VOTED to return to Mother Russia (since historically it always had been part of Russia).
Which airliner?
John Podesta is a pervert.
Obama is trying very hard to avert attention from the disaster that is his presidency.

Aah, thus why this frenzy of confusion of blurry "charges" and "drama" with no basis, except "allegations" with no viable proof or substance.

He just keeps spiraling downward, doesn't he?

God help us.

 

[Uncle Siggy]

 

[brinny]

God help us.

22 days cannot get here soon enough.

Somebody needs to take the "car keys" away from him so to speak, and disable any further damage he may attempt.

Praying.

 

[SummerMadness]

Hilarious. The conservative aligning themselves to become pro-Russian and pro-foreign espionage is absolutely hilarious.

 

[LoveBeingAMuslimah]

Hilarious. The conservative aligning themselves to become pro-Russian and pro-foreign espionage is absolutely hilarious.

It really is. All of a sudden it's cool to be a commie I guess. They find common ground with the alt-left in their position on Russia. Who woulda thunk.

 

[BubbaJack]

Hilarious. The conservative aligning themselves to become pro-Russian and pro-foreign espionage is absolutely hilarious.

A bit hyperbolic, don't you think?

 

[BubbaJack]

It really is. All of a sudden it's cool to be a commie I guess. They find common ground with the alt-left in their position on Russia. Who woulda thunk.

Pssst......Russia is not the Soviet Union, and the Cold War has been over for 25 years.

 

[TerranceL]

Hilarious. The conservative aligning themselves to become pro-Russian and pro-foreign espionage is absolutely hilarious.

Guys he's on to you, if you don't want to go to war with Russia you're a commie.

 

[TerranceL]

It really is. All of a sudden it's cool to be a commie I guess. They find common ground with the alt-left in their position on Russia. Who woulda thunk.

Perhaps the democrats can set up a commission to investigate this.
Bring in citizens and put them to the question on tv.

For the record I am not now, nor ever have been an agent of the Kremlin.

 

[LoveBeingAMuslimah]

Perhaps the democrats can set up a commission to investigate this.
Bring in citizens and put them to the question on tv.

For the record I am not now, nor ever have been an agent of the Kremlin.

Obama's too much of a coward. He didn't do anything about Russia's obvious war crimes in Syria aiding in a genocide and only cares about what it does all of a sudden when Russia interfered in the elections. That too, after it caused Clinton to lose. Too little, too late.

The loss is on him in a lot of ways.

 

[brinny]

Obama's too much of a coward. He didn't do anything about Russia's obvious war crimes in Syria aiding in a genocide and only cares about what it does all of a sudden when Russia interfered in the elections. That too, after it caused Clinton to lose. Too little, too late.

The loss is on him in a lot of ways.

You preferred that Hillary win?

 

[MehGuy]

You preferred that Hillary win?

 

[brinny]

LOL!

 

[LoveBeingAMuslimah]

You preferred that Hillary win?

Absolutely. My biggest issue was the Syrian issue and, of the two, Hillary was the one who mentioned a NFZ multiple times. I have my own issues with her like her defense of Israel and her part to play in the Iran deal, but Syria took precedence. I will be okay with Trump if it's Pence who really runs the show on foreign policy (and sentiments about Muslims in this country).

 

[Nithavela]

To be fair, the american right is not becomming pro-communism.

Modern russia is not a communist state. They're a plutocratic oligarchy, just like the USA, just more obviously.

 

[brinny]

Absolutely. My biggest issue was the Syrian issue and, of the two, Hillary was the one who mentioned a NFZ multiple times. I have my own issues with her like her defense of Israel and her part to play in the Iran deal, but Syria took precedence. I will be okay with Trump if it's Pence who really runs the show on foreign policy (and sentiments about Muslims in this country).

I had no idea you were a Hillary fan.

 

[Uncle Siggy]

I had no idea you were a Hillary fan.

I don't think it would have taken Hillary very long to betray that confidence...

 

[brinny]

I don't think it would have taken Hillary very long to betray that confidence...

Indeed.