HARI SREENIVASAN: The White House has stated that Russian hackers tried to sway the U.S. presidential race. And now it’s laid out the punishment, targeting key leaders and agencies in Moscow. The word came from Hawaii, where the president is vacationing.
The Kremlin had been waiting and watching. Today, the White House ended the waiting. President Obama announced a range of retaliation for election meddling that the U.S. blames on top levels of the Russian government. It includes sanctions on Russian intelligence services and on top officials in the unit that ordered the hacks, and expulsions of 35 Russian diplomats within …read more
Source: PBS
