Europe watched Barack Obama’s retaliatory steps against Russian election hacking with keen interest. But America’s closest allies are looking to his replacement for cues on their next move.
Donald Trump’s call on whether to keep the Obama-era sanctions against the Kremlin in place will most likely determine whether Europe hunkers down for a long fight with Moscow in cyberspace and elsewhere.
Obama’s decision on Thursday to expel 35 alleged intelligence officers and take other steps in response to cyber-meddling in the U.S. election comes at a time of deep divisions in Europe over policy toward Russia. There is growing pressure from countries …read more
Source: European Voice
