Section: US & Canada
Trump says he’ll meet with intel community on Russian cyberattacks
President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he will meet next week with leaders of the intelligence community “to be updated on the facts” of alleged Russian cyberattacks against the U.S. during its presidential election.“It’s time for our country to move on to bigger and better things,” he said in a statement. “Nevertheless, in...
Obama’s Russia sanctions put Hill Republicans in a box
President Barack Obama’s 11th-hour Russia sanctions present a big test for congressional Republicans, who are torn between decades-old GOP principles and their new standard bearer’s unorthodox embrace of Russian President Vladimir Putin.Democrats are already seeking to exploit this rift, drafting legislation designed to make it harder...
Russia says new US sanctions signal Obama’s ‘aggressive foreign policy’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has imposed sanctions on Russian officials and intelligence services in retaliation for Russia’s interference in the U.S. presidential election by hacking American political sites and email accounts. The State Department also has kicked out 35 Russian diplomats from its embassy in Washington and...
White House Dares Trump To Roll Back Sanctions Against Russia
White House officials predicted Thursday that new sanctions being levied against Russia in retaliation for that country’s apparent hacking during the 2016 election would not be reversed by President-elect Donald Trump, despite Trump’s call for warmer relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin.After he takes the oath of office in...
Barack Obama Sanctions Russia Over Election Meddling
President Barack Obama sanctioned Russian officials and entities on Thursday in response to Moscow’s reported hacking during the U.S. presidential election.“All Americans should be alarmed by Russia’s actions,” the president said in a statement.In addition to hitting two Russian intelligence agencies, three companies and four...
Russia expert: New US sanctions ‘clearly meant to throw a wrench into’ Trump’s dealings with Moscow
New US sanctions on Russia could complicate the Trump administration’s relations with the Kremlin. …read more Source: Business...
Obama retaliates against Russia for election hacking
U.S. President Barack Obama has imposed sanctions on Russian officials and intelligence services in retaliation for Russia’s interference in the U.S. presidential election by hacking American political sites and email accounts. …read more Source: CTV...
Obama sanctions Russian intelligence agencies over election hacking
President Obama on Thursday announced sanctions against Russian intelligence services in response to their alleged interference in the U.S. presidential election. The combination of offensive and defensive steps, Obama said in a statement, was a “necessary and appropriate response” to Russian attempts to harm American interests. Obama signed an...
Russia, Iran And Turkey: The Real Power Brokers In Syria
By entering into east Aleppo, it would seem that the Syrian Arab Army and allied forces have prevented their country from suffering Libya’s fate. But despite the government victory over the galaxy of Jihadist and “moderate rebels,” US Secretary of State John Kerry, among others, does not think control of Aleppo – the...
The U.S. Retaliation Against Russian Hackers
President Obama announced sanctions Thursday on Russian intelligence officials and organizations he said were involved in efforts to undermine the U.S. elections. In a statement, he said 35 Russian intelligence officials in the U.S. were being expelled and two Russian compounds, one in Maryland and the other in New York, were being closed. The...
