Lame Duck: The United States as we mentioned last night, deported 35 alleged Russian spies in response to her alleged interference Russiaς στις προεδρικές elections last month, further escalating tensions between the two countries.
The State Department των ΗΠΑ ανέφερε ότι 35 διπλωματικοί αξιωματούχοι των μυστικών υπηρεσιών από τη ρωσική πρεσβεία στην Washington DC και στο προξενείο του San Francisco χαρακτηρίστηκαν “persona non grata”, και τους έχει δοθεί περιθώριο 72 ωρών να εγκαταλείψουν την χώρα αυτοί και οι οικογένειές τους.
President Barack Obama also announced the closure of two Russian associations in New York and Maryland, which were used by Russian officials to collect information.
“Ανακοίνωσα κυρώσεις για εννέα οντότητες καιάτομα: GRU και FSB, δύο ρωσικές υπηρεσίες πληροφοριών, τέσσερις μεμονωμένοι αξιωματικοί της GRU, και τρεις εταιρείες που παρείχαν υλική υποστήριξη σε businesses in GRU cyber space," President Barack Obama said in his announcement.
Obama accused Russia of "aggressive harassment," saying "all Americans should be alarmed by Russia's actions." He believes that hacking "could only be organized by the highest levels of the Russian government." Of course, as we mentioned yesterday, there is still no evidence or if there is, it has not been announced.
The move came in retaliation for hacking carried out during last month's election on Democratic Party and Hillary campaign logistics Clinton.
Of course, Russia denies any involvement and called the Obama administration's allegations "unfounded," saying it was unhappy with the last days of the Obama administration.
So immediately after Obama's announcements on Thursday, the Russian embassy in London, published a photo with a duckling that says the word "Lame."
President Obama expelled 35 🇷🇺 diplomats in Cold War already vu. As everybody, incl 🇺🇸 people, will be glad to see the last of this hapless Adm. pic.twitter.com/mleqA16H8D
- Russian Embassy, UK (@RussianEmbassy) December 29, 2016
The photo was published with an obvious reference to Obama, who is nearing the end of his term in the White House as a "lame duck" after almost eight years as President of the United States.
