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    Quote Originally Posted by Dutch Uncle View Post
    Trump didn't. That's spin; Putin left the US alone since he had Trump in his pocket. Now that Trump's gone, it's business as usual.
    Exactly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Trumpet View Post
    Exactly.
    look at these liberal traitors trying to spin this...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trumpet View Post
    How does an incompetent president who was kissing Putin's ass create security for the USA?????????????????????
    You are a moron Trump killed over 200 Russian mercenaries and put more sever sanctions on Russia than any recent president. Stop lying to people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by martin View Post
    The plague of Trump. Down the road how an ignorant blabbermouth got a grip on half the country will be a long chapter in history books.
    I consider ever ad hom from libs a victory. With your post and it's "likes", I get multiple victories. What a great morning this has been so far.

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    San ctions and policies against Russia and Russians by the Trump administration.

    2019
    Dec 5
    Sanctions – In response to $100 million bank hacking scheme
    A Russian-based cybercriminal organization called “Evil Corp” was sanctioned for using malware to steal more than $100 million from banks and financial institutions.

    Sep 30
    Sanctions – In response to 2018 election interference attempt
    Four entities and seven individuals, including Russian financier Yevgeniy Prigozhin, were sanctioned over attempted interference in the 2018 U.S. midterm elections.

    Sep 26
    Sanctions – In response to sanctions-evading scheme for Syria
    The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control identified Moscow-based Maritime Assistance LLC as the head of a “sanctions evasion scheme” to deliver jet fuel to Syria.

    Aug 2
    Sanctions – In response to Salisbury attack
    The U.S. Department of State announced more sanctions against Russia over its use of a nerve agent in Salisbury in 2018. The sanctions fall under the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act and mean the U.S. will oppose loans and assistance by international financial institutions, and restrictions on the export on Department of Commerce-controlled goods and technology.

    May 16
    Sanctions – In response to human rights abuses
    A Chechen group and 5 Russian individuals were sanctioned under the Magnitsky Act over allegations of human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings and the torture of LGBT people.

    May 14
    Meeting – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Russia
    May 1
    Statement – On democracy in Venezuela
    President Trump denounced Russia’s continued support for the Maduro regime in Venezuela.

    Apr 24
    Statement – In response to Russian assault on Ukraine’s sovereignty
    The U.S. Department of State condemned Russia’s decision to grant expedited citizenship to residents of Russia-controlled eastern Ukraine.

    Mar 15
    Sanctions – In response to Russia’s continued aggression in Ukraine
    6 Russian individuals and 8 entities were sanctioned for their involvement in attacks on Ukrainian naval vessels in the Kerch Strait, the annexation of Crimea, and backing of separatist government elections in eastern Ukraine. These actions complement sanctions also taken by the European Union and Canada on the same day.

    Mar 14
    Statement – In response to escalation of attacks against Idlib, Syria
    The U.S. Department of State condemned Russian offensive operations against northern Hama and southern Idlib in Syria.

    Mar 11
    Sanctions – In response to dealings with Venezuela
    The United States sanctioned Evrofinance Mosnarbank, a Moscow-based bank jointly owned by Russian and Venezuelan state-owned companies, for attempting to circumvent U.S. sanctions on Venezuela.

    Mar 4
    Notice – Continuation of national emergency with respect to Ukraine
    President Trump announced the continuation for one year of the national emergency declared with respect to Ukraine.

    Feb 27
    Statement – On Russian occupation of Crimea
    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a statement condemning Russia’s illegal actions in Crimea and its continued aggression against Ukraine.

    Feb 1
    Statement – Withdrawing from the INF Treaty
    The U.S. administration announced it would suspend its obligations under the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty because Russia was not complying with it.

    Jan 29
    Release – Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community
    U.S. intelligence officials delivered their annual assessment of global threats to national security to Congress, identifying cooperation between China and Russia as their top concern.

    2018
    Dec 21
    Statement – Increasing security assistance to Ukraine’s navy
    The U.S. Department of State announced it would provide an additional $10 million in Foreign Military Financing to further build Ukraine’s naval capabilities in response to Russian attacks near the Kerch Strait.

    Dec 19
    Sanctions – In response to Russia’s continued disregard for international norms
    18 Russian individuals were sanctioned for their involvement in a wide range of malign activities, including attempting to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election, efforts to undermine international organizations through cyber-enabled means, and the Skripal attack in the United Kingdom.

    Dec 7
    Statement – In response to Russian false allegations on chemical weapons use in Aleppo, Syria
    The U.S. Department of State refuted Russia’s and the Assad regime’s false accusations that the opposition and extremist groups conducted a chlorine attack in northwestern Aleppo.

    Dec 4
    Statement – Withdrawing from the INF Treaty
    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the U.S. would withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in 60 days if Russia did not return to compliance.

    Nov 26
    Statements – In response to dangerous escalation in the Kerch Strait
    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley condemned Russia’s decision to intercept, fire on, and seize three Ukrainian navy vessels in the Black Sea.

    Oct 19
    Indictments – In response to attempted interference in U.S. political system
    A Russian woman was charged for her alleged role in a conspiracy to interfere in the U.S. political system, including the 2018 midterm election.

    Oct 4
    Indictments – In response to malicious cyber-related activities
    7 officers of the Russian military intelligence service (GRU) were charged for their involvement in hacking Olympic athletes, anti-doping organizations, and chemical weapons monitors.

    Sep 20
    Sanctions – In response to malicious activities
    33 Russian individuals and entities were sanctioned for their role in U.S. election interference and their involvement in supporting military operations in Syria and Ukraine. A Chinese entity and its director were also sanctioned for purchasing jet fighters and missiles from Russia.

    Sep 12
    Executive Order – Imposing sanctions for election interference
    President Trump signed an executive order imposing sanctions on any nation or individual who authorizes, directs, or sponsors meddling operations in U.S. elections. The order would allow for the freezing of assets and the limiting of foreign access to U.S. financial institutions, as well as a cutoff of U.S. investment in sanctioned companies.

    Sep 6
    Statement – In response to Salisbury attack
    The United States issued a joint statement with France, Germany, Canada, and the United Kingdom, reiterating its outrage at the use of a chemical nerve agent in Salisbury and expressing full confidence in the British assessment that the suspects were officers of the Russian military intelligence service (GRU).

    Aug 21
    Sanctions – In response to malicious cyber-related activities
    2 Russian individuals, a Russian company, and a Slovakian company were sanctioned for helping another Russian company avoid sanctions over the country’s malicious cyber-related activities.

    Aug 21
    Testimony – Assistant Secretary of State A. Wess Mitchell before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
    Aug 8
    Sanctions – In response to Salisbury attack
    The U.S. administration announced it would restrict remaining sources of foreign assistance and arms sales to Russia, and deny U.S. credit to Russia, including through the Export-Import Bank. Restrictions would also prohibit the export of security-sensitive goods and technology.

    Jul 25
    Testimony – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
    Jul 25
    Declaration – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issues Crimea Declaration
    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a formal policy reaffirming the U.S. rejection of Russia’s annexation of Crimea. The announcement was released an hour before his scheduled testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

    Jul 16
    Meeting – Trump-Putin Summit in Helsinki, Finland
    Jul 13
    Indictments – In response to malicious cyber-related activities
    12 Russian intelligence officers were sanctioned for their involvement in hacking the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton presidential campaign.

    Jul 11-12
    Meeting – NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium
    Jun 11
    Sanctions – In response to malicious cyber-related activities
    5 Russian entities and 3 individuals – all closely linked to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) – were sanctioned.

    Apr 6
    Sanctions – In response to worldwide malign activity
    7 Russian oligarchs and the companies they own or control, 17 senior Russian government officials, and a state-owned Russian weapons trading company (and a bank it owns) were sanctioned for their roles in advancing Russia’s malign activities – including the continued occupation of Crimea, engaging in cyberattacks, and supporting Assad’s regime.

    Mar 26
    Expulsions – Russian intelligence officers in Washington and Seattle
    48 Russian intelligence officers from the Russian embassy in Washington were expelled, and the Russian consulate in Seattle was ordered to close, in response to the Skripal poisoning in the United Kingdom.

    Mar 25
    Expulsions – Russian intelligence officers in New York
    12 Russian intelligence officers from the Russian Mission to the United Nations in New York were expelled for actions deemed to be abuses of their privilege of residence.

    Mar 15
    Sanctions – In response to election meddling and cyberattacks
    5 Russian entities and 19 individuals were sanctioned for conducting a series of cyberattacks and interfering in the 2016 U.S. elections.

    Mar 15
    Alert – In response to Russian government cyber activity
    The Department of Homeland Security and FBI issued a joint Technical Alert on Russian government actions targeting U.S. government entities, as well as organizations in the energy, nuclear, commercial facilities, water, aviation, and critical manufacturing sectors.

    Mar 15
    Statement – In response to Salisbury attack
    The United States issued a joint statement with France, Germany, and the United Kingdom strongly condemning the Salisbury nerve agent attack and suggesting Russia was responsible for it.

    Mar 14
    Statement – In response to Salisbury attack
    The U.S. administration issued a statement expressing its solidarity to the United Kingdom over the nerve agent attack in Salisbury, and sharing its assessment that Russia was responsible for it.

    Mar 4
    Statement – In response to Russian and Syrian regime attacks on Eastern Gouta, Syria
    The U.S. administration condemned the military offensive that the Assad regime, backed by Russia and Iran, had been conducting in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta region.

    Mar 4
    Poisoning – Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, England
    Feb 16
    Indictments – In response to election meddling and cyberattacks
    3 Russian entities and 13 individuals were indicted for conducting information operations to influence the 2016 U.S. elections.

    Feb 15
    Statement – In response to “NotPetya”
    The U.S. administration condemned the Russian military for launching a destructive cyberattack in June 2017, also known as “NotPetya.”

    Feb 13
    Statement – Proposing sanctions on Latvian bank involved in illicit Russian-related activity
    The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed a new rule to ban ABLV Bank AS, Latvia’s third-biggest bank, for its involvement in illicit Russia-related activity.

    Feb 7
    Military Action – In response to attack on U.S.-held base in Deir Ezzor, Syria
    U.S. troops killed hundreds of Syrian forces backed by Russian mercenaries (as well as Russian private military contractors). The American bombing was launched in response to a surprise attack on a U.S.-held base in the oil-rich Deir Ezzor region in Syria.

    Jan 29
    Release – Russian ‘Oligarch list’
    The Department of the Treasury released a list of the most significant senior foreign political figures and oligarchs in the Russian Federation that could potentially be at risk of sanctions (114 senior political figures close to Russian President Putin and 96 oligarchs with a net worth of $1 billion or more).

    Jan 26
    Sanctions – In response to Ukraine conflict
    21 individuals and 9 entities were sanctioned in connection with the conflict in Ukraine and Russia’s occupation of Crimea.

    Jan 19
    Release – National Defense Strategy
    The Department of Defense released its National Defense Strategy, identifying Russia and China as strategic competitors to the United States.

    2017
    Dec 22
    Announcement – Provision of lethal weapons to Ukraine
    The U.S. administration approved a plan to provide Ukraine with enhanced defensive capabilities to help it fight off Russia-backed separatists.

    Dec 20
    Sanctions – Global Magnitsky Act
    52 people and entities from Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and elsewhere were sanctioned for alleged human rights violations and corruption.

    Dec 19
    Export restrictions – In response to INF Treaty violation
    The Department of Commerce announced new licensing and export restrictions on Russian companies Novator and Titan-Barrikady over production of a cruise missile prohibited by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF).

    Dec 18
    Release – National Security Strategy
    The White House released its National Security Strategy, identifying Russia and China as adversarial to the United States.

    Nov 10-11
    Meeting – APEC Economic Leaders’ Summit in Da Nang, Vietnam
    Oct 27
    Release – Guidance on CAATSA Section 231(d)
    The Department of State issued public guidance on the implementation of Section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017 (CAATSA). The guidance specified 39 entities that the Department of State determined are part of – or are operating on behalf of – the Russian defense or intelligence sectors.

    Sep 13
    Ban – Government use of Kaspersky Labs software
    The U.S. administration banned the use of Kaspersky Labs software on government computers due to Kaspersky’s ties to Russian intelligence services.

    Aug 2
    Legislation – President Trump signs Russia sanctions bill into law (CAATSA)
    President Trump signed into law the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions act (CAATSA), enacting new sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea.


    Mar 15
    Indictments – In response to 2014 Yahoo hack
    Three Russian individuals were charged for the 2014 Yahoo hack, including two officers of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).

    Alina Polyakova, David M. Rubenstein Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institution
    Alina Polyakova
    Former Brookings Expert President and CEO - Center for European Policy Analysis
    apolyakova
    Filippos Letsas
    Filippos Letsas
    Senior Research Assistant - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institution
    Order from Chaos

    https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order...ons-on-russia/
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    Quote Originally Posted by Son of the Revolution View Post
    look at these liberal traitors trying to spin this...
    You head is spinning
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    Quote Originally Posted by Trumpet View Post
    You head is spinning
    yours is gone already

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    Quote Originally Posted by ExpressLane View Post
    You are a moron Trump killed over 200 Russian mercenaries and put more sever sanctions on Russia than any recent president. Stop lying to people.
    What sanctions are you talking about?????????????????
    Lock Him Up

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Eagle View Post
    I consider ever ad hom from libs a victory. With your post and it's "likes", I get multiple victories. What a great morning this has been so far.
    You're trying too hard. Take a walk and actually enjoy the morning.

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    Quote Originally Posted by domer76 View Post


    124? That’s it?

    They have an opinion, just like you other conspiracy idiots.

    You had numerous military people charged in the 1/6 riot, too, dumbfuck. Including a Marine officer. You think being retired military gives them any more insight than the rest of you morons?
    Ad hom, because you can't rationally dispute their argument.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ]2epo]v[an View Post
    They only talk well of the ones with a dope habit. There's more than one way to smuggle dope. The best way is with impunity. Generals are above the law. And they only bring back the best sht.

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    Quote Originally Posted by martin View Post
    You're trying too hard. Take a walk and actually enjoy the morning.
    Just did thanks. Two miles with the dogs, old growth forest, off leash.


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    Quote Originally Posted by ExpressLane View Post
    San ctions and policies against Russia and Russians by the Trump administration.

    2019
    Dec 5
    Sanctions – In response to $100 million bank hacking scheme
    A Russian-based cybercriminal organization called “Evil Corp” was sanctioned for using malware to steal more than $100 million from banks and financial institutions.

    Sep 30
    Sanctions – In response to 2018 election interference attempt
    Four entities and seven individuals, including Russian financier Yevgeniy Prigozhin, were sanctioned over attempted interference in the 2018 U.S. midterm elections.

    Sep 26
    Sanctions – In response to sanctions-evading scheme for Syria
    The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control identified Moscow-based Maritime Assistance LLC as the head of a “sanctions evasion scheme” to deliver jet fuel to Syria.

    Aug 2
    Sanctions – In response to Salisbury attack
    The U.S. Department of State announced more sanctions against Russia over its use of a nerve agent in Salisbury in 2018. The sanctions fall under the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act and mean the U.S. will oppose loans and assistance by international financial institutions, and restrictions on the export on Department of Commerce-controlled goods and technology.

    May 16
    Sanctions – In response to human rights abuses
    A Chechen group and 5 Russian individuals were sanctioned under the Magnitsky Act over allegations of human rights abuses, including extrajudicial killings and the torture of LGBT people.

    May 14
    Meeting – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Russia
    May 1
    Statement – On democracy in Venezuela
    President Trump denounced Russia’s continued support for the Maduro regime in Venezuela.

    Apr 24
    Statement – In response to Russian assault on Ukraine’s sovereignty
    The U.S. Department of State condemned Russia’s decision to grant expedited citizenship to residents of Russia-controlled eastern Ukraine.

    Mar 15
    Sanctions – In response to Russia’s continued aggression in Ukraine
    6 Russian individuals and 8 entities were sanctioned for their involvement in attacks on Ukrainian naval vessels in the Kerch Strait, the annexation of Crimea, and backing of separatist government elections in eastern Ukraine. These actions complement sanctions also taken by the European Union and Canada on the same day.

    Mar 14
    Statement – In response to escalation of attacks against Idlib, Syria
    The U.S. Department of State condemned Russian offensive operations against northern Hama and southern Idlib in Syria.

    Mar 11
    Sanctions – In response to dealings with Venezuela
    The United States sanctioned Evrofinance Mosnarbank, a Moscow-based bank jointly owned by Russian and Venezuelan state-owned companies, for attempting to circumvent U.S. sanctions on Venezuela.

    Mar 4
    Notice – Continuation of national emergency with respect to Ukraine
    President Trump announced the continuation for one year of the national emergency declared with respect to Ukraine.

    Feb 27
    Statement – On Russian occupation of Crimea
    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a statement condemning Russia’s illegal actions in Crimea and its continued aggression against Ukraine.

    Feb 1
    Statement – Withdrawing from the INF Treaty
    The U.S. administration announced it would suspend its obligations under the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty because Russia was not complying with it.

    Jan 29
    Release – Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community
    U.S. intelligence officials delivered their annual assessment of global threats to national security to Congress, identifying cooperation between China and Russia as their top concern.

    2018
    Dec 21
    Statement – Increasing security assistance to Ukraine’s navy
    The U.S. Department of State announced it would provide an additional $10 million in Foreign Military Financing to further build Ukraine’s naval capabilities in response to Russian attacks near the Kerch Strait.

    Dec 19
    Sanctions – In response to Russia’s continued disregard for international norms
    18 Russian individuals were sanctioned for their involvement in a wide range of malign activities, including attempting to interfere in the 2016 U.S. election, efforts to undermine international organizations through cyber-enabled means, and the Skripal attack in the United Kingdom.

    Dec 7
    Statement – In response to Russian false allegations on chemical weapons use in Aleppo, Syria
    The U.S. Department of State refuted Russia’s and the Assad regime’s false accusations that the opposition and extremist groups conducted a chlorine attack in northwestern Aleppo.

    Dec 4
    Statement – Withdrawing from the INF Treaty
    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the U.S. would withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in 60 days if Russia did not return to compliance.

    Nov 26
    Statements – In response to dangerous escalation in the Kerch Strait
    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley condemned Russia’s decision to intercept, fire on, and seize three Ukrainian navy vessels in the Black Sea.

    Oct 19
    Indictments – In response to attempted interference in U.S. political system
    A Russian woman was charged for her alleged role in a conspiracy to interfere in the U.S. political system, including the 2018 midterm election.

    Oct 4
    Indictments – In response to malicious cyber-related activities
    7 officers of the Russian military intelligence service (GRU) were charged for their involvement in hacking Olympic athletes, anti-doping organizations, and chemical weapons monitors.

    Sep 20
    Sanctions – In response to malicious activities
    33 Russian individuals and entities were sanctioned for their role in U.S. election interference and their involvement in supporting military operations in Syria and Ukraine. A Chinese entity and its director were also sanctioned for purchasing jet fighters and missiles from Russia.

    Sep 12
    Executive Order – Imposing sanctions for election interference
    President Trump signed an executive order imposing sanctions on any nation or individual who authorizes, directs, or sponsors meddling operations in U.S. elections. The order would allow for the freezing of assets and the limiting of foreign access to U.S. financial institutions, as well as a cutoff of U.S. investment in sanctioned companies.

    Sep 6
    Statement – In response to Salisbury attack
    The United States issued a joint statement with France, Germany, Canada, and the United Kingdom, reiterating its outrage at the use of a chemical nerve agent in Salisbury and expressing full confidence in the British assessment that the suspects were officers of the Russian military intelligence service (GRU).

    Aug 21
    Sanctions – In response to malicious cyber-related activities
    2 Russian individuals, a Russian company, and a Slovakian company were sanctioned for helping another Russian company avoid sanctions over the country’s malicious cyber-related activities.

    Aug 21
    Testimony – Assistant Secretary of State A. Wess Mitchell before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
    Aug 8
    Sanctions – In response to Salisbury attack
    The U.S. administration announced it would restrict remaining sources of foreign assistance and arms sales to Russia, and deny U.S. credit to Russia, including through the Export-Import Bank. Restrictions would also prohibit the export of security-sensitive goods and technology.

    Jul 25
    Testimony – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
    Jul 25
    Declaration – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issues Crimea Declaration
    Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced a formal policy reaffirming the U.S. rejection of Russia’s annexation of Crimea. The announcement was released an hour before his scheduled testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

    Jul 16
    Meeting – Trump-Putin Summit in Helsinki, Finland
    Jul 13
    Indictments – In response to malicious cyber-related activities
    12 Russian intelligence officers were sanctioned for their involvement in hacking the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton presidential campaign.

    Jul 11-12
    Meeting – NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium
    Jun 11
    Sanctions – In response to malicious cyber-related activities
    5 Russian entities and 3 individuals – all closely linked to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) – were sanctioned.

    Apr 6
    Sanctions – In response to worldwide malign activity
    7 Russian oligarchs and the companies they own or control, 17 senior Russian government officials, and a state-owned Russian weapons trading company (and a bank it owns) were sanctioned for their roles in advancing Russia’s malign activities – including the continued occupation of Crimea, engaging in cyberattacks, and supporting Assad’s regime.

    Mar 26
    Expulsions – Russian intelligence officers in Washington and Seattle
    48 Russian intelligence officers from the Russian embassy in Washington were expelled, and the Russian consulate in Seattle was ordered to close, in response to the Skripal poisoning in the United Kingdom.

    Mar 25
    Expulsions – Russian intelligence officers in New York
    12 Russian intelligence officers from the Russian Mission to the United Nations in New York were expelled for actions deemed to be abuses of their privilege of residence.

    Mar 15
    Sanctions – In response to election meddling and cyberattacks
    5 Russian entities and 19 individuals were sanctioned for conducting a series of cyberattacks and interfering in the 2016 U.S. elections.

    Mar 15
    Alert – In response to Russian government cyber activity
    The Department of Homeland Security and FBI issued a joint Technical Alert on Russian government actions targeting U.S. government entities, as well as organizations in the energy, nuclear, commercial facilities, water, aviation, and critical manufacturing sectors.

    Mar 15
    Statement – In response to Salisbury attack
    The United States issued a joint statement with France, Germany, and the United Kingdom strongly condemning the Salisbury nerve agent attack and suggesting Russia was responsible for it.

    Mar 14
    Statement – In response to Salisbury attack
    The U.S. administration issued a statement expressing its solidarity to the United Kingdom over the nerve agent attack in Salisbury, and sharing its assessment that Russia was responsible for it.

    Mar 4
    Statement – In response to Russian and Syrian regime attacks on Eastern Gouta, Syria
    The U.S. administration condemned the military offensive that the Assad regime, backed by Russia and Iran, had been conducting in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta region.

    Mar 4
    Poisoning – Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, England
    Feb 16
    Indictments – In response to election meddling and cyberattacks
    3 Russian entities and 13 individuals were indicted for conducting information operations to influence the 2016 U.S. elections.

    Feb 15
    Statement – In response to “NotPetya”
    The U.S. administration condemned the Russian military for launching a destructive cyberattack in June 2017, also known as “NotPetya.”

    Feb 13
    Statement – Proposing sanctions on Latvian bank involved in illicit Russian-related activity
    The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed a new rule to ban ABLV Bank AS, Latvia’s third-biggest bank, for its involvement in illicit Russia-related activity.

    Feb 7
    Military Action – In response to attack on U.S.-held base in Deir Ezzor, Syria
    U.S. troops killed hundreds of Syrian forces backed by Russian mercenaries (as well as Russian private military contractors). The American bombing was launched in response to a surprise attack on a U.S.-held base in the oil-rich Deir Ezzor region in Syria.

    Jan 29
    Release – Russian ‘Oligarch list’
    The Department of the Treasury released a list of the most significant senior foreign political figures and oligarchs in the Russian Federation that could potentially be at risk of sanctions (114 senior political figures close to Russian President Putin and 96 oligarchs with a net worth of $1 billion or more).

    Jan 26
    Sanctions – In response to Ukraine conflict
    21 individuals and 9 entities were sanctioned in connection with the conflict in Ukraine and Russia’s occupation of Crimea.

    Jan 19
    Release – National Defense Strategy
    The Department of Defense released its National Defense Strategy, identifying Russia and China as strategic competitors to the United States.

    2017
    Dec 22
    Announcement – Provision of lethal weapons to Ukraine
    The U.S. administration approved a plan to provide Ukraine with enhanced defensive capabilities to help it fight off Russia-backed separatists.

    Dec 20
    Sanctions – Global Magnitsky Act
    52 people and entities from Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and elsewhere were sanctioned for alleged human rights violations and corruption.

    Dec 19
    Export restrictions – In response to INF Treaty violation
    The Department of Commerce announced new licensing and export restrictions on Russian companies Novator and Titan-Barrikady over production of a cruise missile prohibited by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF).

    Dec 18
    Release – National Security Strategy
    The White House released its National Security Strategy, identifying Russia and China as adversarial to the United States.

    Nov 10-11
    Meeting – APEC Economic Leaders’ Summit in Da Nang, Vietnam
    Oct 27
    Release – Guidance on CAATSA Section 231(d)
    The Department of State issued public guidance on the implementation of Section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017 (CAATSA). The guidance specified 39 entities that the Department of State determined are part of – or are operating on behalf of – the Russian defense or intelligence sectors.

    Sep 13
    Ban – Government use of Kaspersky Labs software
    The U.S. administration banned the use of Kaspersky Labs software on government computers due to Kaspersky’s ties to Russian intelligence services.

    Aug 2
    Legislation – President Trump signs Russia sanctions bill into law (CAATSA)
    President Trump signed into law the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions act (CAATSA), enacting new sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea.


    Mar 15
    Indictments – In response to 2014 Yahoo hack
    Three Russian individuals were charged for the 2014 Yahoo hack, including two officers of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).

    Alina Polyakova, David M. Rubenstein Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institution
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    Former Brookings Expert President and CEO - Center for European Policy Analysis
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    Filippos Letsas
    Senior Research Assistant - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institution
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    where did you get this list from? helpful

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