President Barack Obama came under immediate pressure Friday night to punish Russia for hacking into U.S. political institutions — with calls to rally European allies behind sweeping new sanctions against Moscow.
The demands for swift action followed the administration’s extraordinary public statement accusing the Russian government of targeting the Democratic National Committee and other political organizations, amounting to the most significant effort by a foreign power to interfere in U.S. domestic politics in American history.
“The first step comes with the public attribution. I think it was a powerful statement,” said Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the ranking Democrat on the House …read more
Source: European Voice
