Senate votes for more sanctions to punish Russia for election interference

FranchiseBlade · Feb 13, 2018

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Absolutely shameful

NewRoxFan · Mar 15, 2018

Finally... though it appears Russia getting caught attacking the UK pushed the sanctions to be announced...

U.S. sanctions Russia for 2016 election interference and other cyber activity

The Trump administration on Thursday sanctioned a number of Russian entities for a wide range of behavior that U.S. officials say has sought to disrupt Western governments — including the attempts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. Among the five entities sanctioned by the Treasury Department Thursday is the Internet Research Agency, which was indicted by a grand jury last month as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into possible Trump campaign collusion with Russian efforts. Officials say it's a propaganda outfit that used fake identities to pose as Americans on social media, in order to sew divisiveness during the campaign.
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It's the first round of sanctions announced by the United States since Congress passed a Russia sanctions bill last year — a bill President Trump signed only reluctantly in the face of a veto-proof congressional majority.
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Officials said the sanctions had been in the works for weeks, but the timing comes just as the United States condemned Russia for its use of nerve agent to poison a double agent in the United Kingdom, signing on to a joint statement as a sign of solidarity with European allies. That statement closes a gap that had emerged between the United States and the United Kingdom in recent days, as the White House appeared to stop short of blaming Russia for the attack. Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, were poisoned in the southern English town of Salisbury earlier this month. The attack had all the fingerprints of a Russian spy operation, especially in its use of a military-grade nerve agent developed by Russia and banned by an international treaty on chemical weapons.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...ia-following-poisoning-british-spy/427464002/

NewRoxFan · Mar 15, 2018

And immediate reaction:

B-Bob · Mar 15, 2018

Good, this is good news, and we take what we can get. It's almost like our government is functioning sensibly for a few hours. LOL.

JeffB · Mar 15, 2018

B-Bob said: ↑

Good, this is good news, and we take what we can get. It's almost like our government is functioning sensibly for a few hours. LOL.
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As with anything involving this administration, I am waiting to see if there is a catch. These sanctions we’re announced and include entities Mueller has targeted but we have to see if the sanctions are actually implemented. Trump will make moves for the headlines and then nothing happens while our media often fails to follow up on the story.

Putin’s moves haven’t given Trump much wiggle room here. But I don’t trudt Trump to not try to wriggle out of seriously punishing Russia.

Edit: How extensive are these announced sanctions?

From Michael Carpenter, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense who handles Russia related matters:

NewRoxFan · Mar 15, 2018

JeffB said: ↑

As with anything involving this administration, I am waiting to see if there is a catch. These sanctions we’re announced and include entities Mueller has targeted but we have to see if the sanctions are actually implemented. Trump will make moves for the headlines and then nothing happens while our media often fails to follow up on the story.

Putin’s moves haven’t given Trump much wiggle room here. But I don’t trudt Trump to not try to wriggle out of seriously punishing Russia.
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Well, this may one of those trump dodges...

JeffB · Mar 15, 2018

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Well, this may one of those trump dodges...

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I fully expect Trump to protect his patrons, including people close to Putin’s inner circle, as much as he can.

NewRoxFan · Mar 15, 2018

The significance of the Russian attack on the UK can't be understated...

Allies, others question Trump's response to spy's poisoning

For U.S. allies and some congressional lawmakers, it was another befuddling example of the president appearing to soft-pedal in the face of Moscow's provocations. Some Russia watchers said the fact that the U.S. had to play catch-up to align itself with the British was glaring, particularly at a time of uncertainty over the trajectory of American foreign policy.
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Some congressional lawmakers had nudged Trump to bolster the U.S. response, including Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska, who said, "Americans ought to be leading a conversation with our NATO allies about a collective response to this act and future acts of aggression."
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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wire...3761583?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

JeffB · Mar 15, 2018

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