Cybersecurity
Russian Demand for Beach-House Return Clouds Trump-Putin Meeting
- Kremlin wants Trump to return diplomatic compounds in U.S.
- Obama administration seized them after alleged election hacks
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Along with big global problems like Syria, North Korea and Ukraine, the Kremlin has one really burning issue to raise when Vladimir Putin meets Donald Trump this week: it wants its dachas back.
The Obama administration took away the Russian Embassy’s country houses outside Washington and New York at the end of last year in retaliation for election hacking, accusing Russia of using them for “intelligence-gathering.’’ In a break with tradition, Putin didn’t retaliate, hoping for better ties under Trump.