BREAKING NEWS: Obama Sanctions Russia!

[En_Sabah_Nur 9,366]

White House announces retaliation against Russia: Sanctions, ejecting diplomats

"President Barack Obama took unprecedented steps Thursday to retaliate against alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election, prompting vows from Russian authorities that Moscow will respond in kind.

The administration described Russia's involvement as "Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities" and sanctioned six Russian individuals and five Russian entities, as well as ordering dozens of Russian diplomats to leave the country. This is the first time the names of Russian officials involved in the hacking have become public on the sanctions list.

Obama said 35 Russian diplomats have been ordered to leave the country and two Russian compounds are being closed under Thursday's actions.

"Russia's cyberactivities were intended to influence the election, erode faith in US democratic institutions, sow doubt about the integrity of our electoral process, and undermine confidence in the institutions of the US government," a White House statement said. "These actions are unacceptable and will not be tolerated."

According to statements from the White House and the Treasury Department, the government has sanctioned nine entities and individuals over their alleged interference in the election: the GRU and the FSB, two Russian intelligence services; four individual officers of the GRU; three companies that provided material support to the GRU's operations. The US also sanctioned two Russian individuals for using cyber-enabled means to cause misappropriation of funds and personal identifying information.

Two of the individuals on the sanctions list, Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev and Alexey Belan, are on the FBI wanted list as well.

Obama also said in the statement announcing that the diplomats have been ordered to leave the country, that those individuals and their families were given 72 hours to leave the United States.

"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 US interests in violation of established international norms of behavior," Obama said in the statement.

 

Russia's reaction

Russia swiftly responded to the actions Thursday. Russia will respond to any "hostile steps" that the US may take in response to allegations of hacking during the 2016 election, according to the official representative for the ministry. 

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said similar steps will be taken in response to the expulsions, though she did not immediately provide further details. Dmitri Peskov, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, told reporters there is "no alternative to reciprocal measures," adding that Putin is "in no rush to make a decision."

And Russia's embassy in the UK tweetedthat Obama's actions were "Cold War deja vu" described the administration as "hapless."

 

Congressional Republicans split with Trump

President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that Americans should "get on with our lives" when he was asked about the expected White House announcement to place sanctions on Russia.

"I think we ought to get on with our lives,"he told reporters Wednesday night at the Mar-a-Lago in West Palm Beach, Florida. "I think that computers have complicated lives very greatly. The whole age of computer has made it where nobody knows exactly what is going on. We have speed, we have a lot of other things, but I'm not sure we have the kind, the security we need."

A senior Obama administration official acknowledged to reporters Thursday that Trump could reverse the sanctions by executive order, but added, "I don't think it'd make a lot of sense."

The President-elect's statements also split with Republican leaders on Capitol Hill.

House Speaker Paul Ryan, a Republican, called the sanctions "overdue," adding that it is an "appropriate way to end eight years of failed policy with Russia."

"Russia does not share America's interests," he said in a statement Thursday. "In fact, it has consistently sought to undermine them, sowing dangerous instability around the world. While today's action by the administration is overdue, it is an appropriate way to end eight years of failed policy with Russia. And it serves as a prime example of this administration's ineffective foreign policy that has left America weaker in the eyes of the world."

Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham, two of Russia's fiercest critics in the US Senate, called for stronger sanctions against Russia.

"The retaliatory measures announced by the Obama administration today are long overdue. But ultimately, they are a small price for Russia to pay for its brazen attack on American democracy. We intend to lead the effort in the new Congress to impose stronger sanctions on Russia," the two said in a joint statement.

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper issued a statement on Thursday reiterating the agency's confidence that the Russian government was involved in the US hacking.

"This activity by Russian intelligence services is part of a decade-long campaign of cyber-enabled operations directed at the US Government and its citizens," the statement read. "The US Government can confirm that the Russian government, including Russia's civilian and military intelligence services, conducted many of the activities generally described by a number of these security companies."

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[AHookerFrmVenus 7]

Obama needs to be kicked out of office and whoever believes this bullshit that Russia hacked the voting system needs a reality check stat! There's no evidence of any hacking!

[PunkTheFunk 125,734]

*Sanctions 

[DeanWinchester 41,390]

Just now, AHookerFrmVenus said:

Obama needs to be kicked out of office and whoever believes this bullshit that Russia hacked the voting system needs a reality check stat! There's no evidence of any hacking!

newbie

 let me see, is this the goose, a paper monster.... 

[SamJ 8,008]

Obama.should just take some more selfiesand chill now like he has done

[JDi 1,495]

1 minute ago, PunkTheFunk said:

*Sanctions 

I am outraged

[venusfly 17,885]

4 minutes ago, AHookerFrmVenus said:

Obama needs to be kicked out of office and whoever believes this bullshit that Russia hacked the voting system needs a reality check stat! There's no evidence of any hacking!

I'm making this from the most politically-neutral stance possible, how can you possibly accuse the CIA, FBI, NSA & White House of lying, just because it potentially doesn't line up with your political views?

The CIA have no reason to side with a political party, whoever is in office doesn't really affect them. They have intelligence Russia influenced the election through cyber-attacks and that has been agreed upon across government, the only people denying it (such as Trump) don't even have access to the intelligence to make a proper decision.

Let's not forget the FBI were at the center of election-rigging claims AGAINST HILLARY because of them opening up another case on her days before the election, which many people do think lost her the election. People can't just bend their intentions back and forwards to suit their own agenda.

Open your brain a little, Russia influencing such an important thing whether its for or against the political candidate you support should be concerning to you.

[AHookerFrmVenus 7]

1 minute ago, A Gaga Lad said:

newbie

 let me see, is this the goose, a paper monster.... 

What has being a newbie got to do with anything

 

save your bitchy keyboard warrior **** for someone who cares.

 

What's with people today? Can't give an intelligent response so will give a petty reply that matches their IQ.

[En_Sabah_Nur 9,366]

5 minutes ago, PunkTheFunk said:

*Sanctions 

My bad...  

 

[MichealScott 753]

[AHookerFrmVenus 7]

1 minute ago, LG said:

I'm making this from the most politically-neutral stance possible, how can you possibly accuse the CIA, FBI, NSA & White House of lying, just because it potentially doesn't line up with your political views?

The CIA have no reason to side with a political party, whoever is in office doesn't really affect them. They have intelligence Russia influenced the election through cyber-attacks and that has been agreed upon across government, the only people denying it (such as Trump) don't even have access to the intelligence to make a proper decision.

Open your brain a little.

Open my brain?

 

show me the evidence of hacking! Obama is going by accusation with no solid ground. Open your eyes people he's THAT desperate to stay in presidency that he's willing to go to war with Russia because believe me this is what this is all leading to.

so I repeat where is the evidence of these hackings? Democrats are sore losers, face it no one wanted Clinton! 

[He8MyHeart 9,872]

Uh-oh 

[venusfly 17,885]

Just now, AHookerFrmVenus said:

Open my brain?

 

show me the evidence of hacking! Obama is going by accusation with no solid ground. Open your eyes people he's THAT desperate to stay in presidency that he's willing to go to war with Russia because believe me this is what this is all leading to.

so I repeat where is the evidence of these hackings? Democrats are sore losers, face it no one wanted Clinton! 

Obama or the democratic party and its politicians didn't launch the accusation, the CIA and FBI did. Trump supporters are quick to shun Hillary for "corruption" even though there's no evidence and she's been cleared of it... however when the FBI DO find that corruption has taken place on behalf of Trump suddenly corruption is ok and can be brushed to the side.

[DeanWinchester 41,390]

4 minutes ago, AHookerFrmVenus said:

What has being a newbie got to do with anything

This website has people creating new accounts to shield themselves from well known criticisms. There are several Little Trumpets in this website who would voice something similar as you said.

[The Surrealist 27,470]

11 minutes ago, En_Sabah_Nur said:

 

This is an official account of an embassy. This is embarrassing. It's just ... What the FACK? ARE YOU 12 YEARS OLD JESUS. THIS AND TRUMP$ TWEETS ARE MAKING ME LOSE ALL HOPE.