Exterior of Russian embassy in U.S. following expulsion of diplomats

Record ID: 162631

  • Title: Exterior of Russian embassy in U.S. following expulsion of diplomats
  • Date: 29th December 2016
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (DECEMBER 29, 2016) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF RUSSIAN EMBASSY IN WASHINGTON D.C. CLOSE OF PLAQUE READING: "EMBASSY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION" EXTERIOR OF EMBASSY / CAR APPEARING BEHIND GATE GATE OPENING / CAR LEAVING / GATE CLOSING CLOSE OF PLAQUE / RUSSIAN FLAG WAVING WITHIN EMBASSY GROUNDS SQUIRREL RUNNING ACROSS GROUND BEHIND EMBASSY GATE
  • Embargoed: 13th January 2017 21:16
  • Keywords: United States Russia USA Obama embassy intelligence executive order Trump
  • Location: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES
  • City: WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0015EXTDTZ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: President Barack Obama on Thursday (December 29) ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats and sanctioned Russian intelligence officials who Washington believes were involved in hacking U.S. political groups in the 2016 presidential election.
    The measures, taken during the last days of Obama's presidency, mark a new low in U.S.-Russian relations which have deteriorated over serious differences on Ukraine and Syria.
    It was not immediately clear whether President-elect Donald Trump, who has repeatedly praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and nominated people seen as friendly toward Moscow to senior administration posts, would seek to roll back the measures once he takes office on Jan. 20.
    Obama is seeking to deter Russia and other foreign governments from leveraging cyber-attacks in the future to meddle in U.S. politics, former officials and cyber security experts said.
    Obama has been under growing pressure from within his own administration and lawmakers of both political parties to respond more forcefully to the cyber-attacks, which included leaked emails of Democratic Party operatives that became part of the media coverage in the campaign for the Nov. 8 presidential election.
    The Russian foreign ministry said on Thursday the sanctions were counter-productive and would harm the restoration of bilateral ties. Moscow denies the hacking allegation.
    The Russians have 72 hours to leave the United States, a U.S. official said.
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