The Obama administration expelled diplomats from the US in 2016 in response to interference in that years presidential election. It remained unclear whether the US actions would actually result in changed behavior especially since past measures by the US have failed to bring an end to Russian hacking. Putin later recalled his ambassador to the US and pointed at the US history of slavery and slaughtering Native Americans and the atomic bombing of Japan in World War II. He said the days of the US “rolling over” to Putin were done. In a television interview last month, Biden replied “I do” when asked if he thought Putin was a “killer”. President Joe Biden told Putin this week in their second call to “de-escalate tensions” following a Russian military buildup on Ukraines border and said the US would act firmly in defense of its national interests regarding Russian intrusions and election interference. The sanctions presumably intended to send a clear retributive message to Russia and to deter similar acts in the future come amid an already tense relationship between the US and Russia. It was not immediately clear what if any other actions might be planned Officials had previously said they expected to take actions both seen and unseen. Ībout 10 Russian diplomats are expected to be expelled according to another senior administration official. The measures are to be announced Thursday according to the official who was not authorized to discuss the matter by name and spoke on condition of anonymity. Besides that hack US officials last month alleged that Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized influence operations to help Donald Trump in his unsuccessful bid for reelection as president though there’s no evidence Russia or anyone else changed votes or manipulated the outcome.

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