President Barack Obama hit back against Russia on Thursday for intelligence operations targeting the 2016 presidential election by imposing sanctions on two Russian intelligence services and expelling 35 officers from the country.
Additionally, the president and senior aides suggested covert counter-cyber attacks against Russia could be conducted in the coming days in a bid to punish Moscow for a large-scale intelligence program to influence the election.
“All Americans should be alarmed by Russia’s actions,” Obama said about attempts to influence the election. “These data theft and disclosure activities could only have been directed by the highest levels of the Russian government.”
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Source: The Washington Free Beacon
