The steps are part of a sweeping package designed to punish the Russian government over what the U.S. intelligence community has concluded was a concerted effort to interfere in this year's presidential election. Russian operatives are suspected of hacking into the computers of the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman and leaking private messages through sites including Wikileaks. "These actions follow repeated private and public warnings that we have issued to the Russian government, and are a necessary and appropriate response to efforts to harm U.S. interests in violation of established international norms of behavior," President Barack Obama, who is vacationing in Hawaii for the holidays, said in a statement. "All Americans should be alarmed by Russia's actions." U.S. imposes sanctions on Russia, expels 35 people over hacking President Barack Obama retaliated against Russia for cyberattacks aimed at interfering with the 2016 the presidential campaign, imposing sanctions on top Russian intelligence officials and agencies and expelling 35 Russian operatives from the U.S. Obama said the government would impose sanctions on the FSB and GRU, two Russian intelligence agencies, as well as on several senior Russian intelligence officials and private organizations believed to be linked to the hacking. A spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin told the Associated Press that Moscow regrets the new U.S. sanctions and will consider retaliatory measures. The Russian Embassy in Washington did not respond to a request for comment about the Maryland facility. SOURCE: http://wapo.st/2im7JqO
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