Russia Retaliates Against US For Hacking Sanctions, Orders Removal of 7. Diplomatic Staff UpdatedRussian President Vladimir Putin retaliated against new US sanctions legislation widely expected to be signed by President Donald Trump, announcing on Sunday he would expel or have the US otherwise cut 7. Back in July, the German website for Volvo slipped and accidentally released a partial image of the 2018 Volvo XC40. Today, thanks to another leak, we now have a full. Russian President Vladimir Putin retaliated against new US sanctions legislation widely expected to be signed by President Donald Trump, announcing on Sunday he would. Blender Collada Please Install Full Version Of Python more. Live Cd For Wireless Hacking 2010 Dodge' title='Live Cd For Wireless Hacking 2010 Dodge' />US diplomatic staff. The sanctions in question were designed to punish Russia following US intelligence agencies universal conclusion Russian operatives interfered in the 2. Trumps favor, namely by hacking into Democratic email systems and releasing embarrassing info about Hillary Clinton and party officials. The new legislation passed with a veto proof majority and prevents Trump from lifting the sanctions without congressional approval. Trump refuses to acknowledge what his own intelligence agencies have concluded, and has repeatedly touted the need for better relations with Russia. But Putin trounced the White Houses hopes, saying the new sanctions made that impossible at this time. We have waited long enough, hoping that the situation would perhaps change for the better, Putin said, per AFP. But it seems that even if the situation is changing, its not for any time soon. Diplopundit broke down the numbers, noting that as of 2. US Mission Russia employed 1,2. US direct hire jobs and 9. Since the 7. 55 number exceeds the number of US hires, its unclear how many of the staff Putin has directed the US to remove are actually US diplomatic staff stationed in Russia versus locals. But as Diplopundit noted, the situation is still bad In 1. Soviet Union barred all Soviet employees from working for the U. S. Embassy or U. S. United States of 5. Soviet diplomats. Were not there yet, but this can always get worse. Congressional, FBI and Department of Justice investigators are all examining whether Trump or members of his campaign team colluded with Russian agents to maximize the alleged operations impact. Trumps son, Donald Trump Jr., admitted to meeting during the campaign season with Kremlin linked lawyer Natalya Veselnitskaya, a lobbyist against prior US sanctions like the Magnitsky Act and probable Russian agent, after being promised Russian government intelligence on Clinton. Russian agents may have also penetrated deeply into US election systems, targeting voter databases, registration systems, and voting machines in what might have been a test run for future elections. According to CNN, the move was first announced by the Russian Foreign Ministry and state TV networks earlier this week. Putins Sunday announcement, however, marks a dangerous escalation of the already tense relationship between the two powers. AFPUpdate The plot thickens. It looks like a number of news agencies, including AFP which has removed its original post and Reuters screwed up and did not initially account for US Mission Russias local hires in their reporting. Weve updated this post accordingly.