Cybersecurity
Trump Must Choose Between Obama Sanctions and Putin Detente
- Obama action likely to ‘box in’ Trump, sanctions analyst says
- Republicans in Congress call Obama’s moves only a first step
Putin Decides Against Expelling U.S. Diplomats
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Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin are forcing Donald Trump to pick sides: undo sanctions the U.S. just imposed on Russia for hacking e-mails before last month’s election or set aside a campaign vow to improve relations with Moscow.
Hours after the U.S. president imposed new penalties for alleged Russian hacking and ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian operatives Thursday, President-elect Trump issued a terse statement suggesting he was still deciding how to respond.