Trump commented on US sanctions against Russia with two phrases

The elected US President Donald Trump commented on the US sanctions against Russia due to hacker attacks. The Republican team believes that the restrictive measures taken by the administration of the current leader of the United States Barack Obama are directed against his successor. Trump also promised to meet with intelligence representatives in order to get acquainted with the situation after the publication of the report of the American intelligence services about cyber attacks from Russia.

The commentary of the newly elected president of the United States regarding the sanctions was short. “It's time for our country to move on to big and best things,” Trump said in a statement by Politico . “Nevertheless, in the interests of our country and its great people, I will meet with the leaders of the intelligence community next week to get new information about this situation,” the Republican added.

Previously, Trump was skeptical of the reports of the American intelligence services about Russia's intervention in the US presidential election by hacking the servers of the National Committee of the Democratic Party, as well as the mailbox of John Podesta, the head of the Chillari Clinton candidate headquarters. So, in mid -December, the elected president called the statements ridiculous that he was assisted by hackers associated with the Russian authorities during the election campaign. The Republican’s transition team rejected such accusations, considering them as an attempt by democrats to divide their presidency before entering the authority that should occur on January 20, 2017.

In turn, Obama, after the introduction of sanctions, called on all Americans with fear of relate to Russia's actions. The US president also warned of a possible expansion of restrictive measures. “These actions (sanctions imposed on the hacker attacks. - Notesru.com approx. ) Are not a complete response to Russia's aggressive actions. We will continue to take various actions at the time and in the place that we will choose ourselves, some of them ( approx. Newsru.com ) will not be published,” the American leader said.

Meanwhile, the assistant to the elected president Kellien Konway believes that the sanctions introduced by the Obama administration against Russia were directed against Trump. “Even those who sympathize with President Obama by most positions indicate that what he did today is part of the measures that can be called the desire to“ drive into the corner of the “chosen president of Trump,” the CNN channel quotes her statement. Konway noted that "it is a pity, one cannot help but think that politics is involved here." According to her, "this is not a way of peaceful transition of power on a democratic basis."

The US Department of Finance on Thursday, December 29 announced the introduction of new sanctions against Russia in connection with the hacker attacks attributed to it. The corresponding decree was signed by President Barack Obama. Within the framework of restrictive measures, Persons were declared Non Grat 35 Russian diplomats , and six private individuals and five organizations, including the FSB and GRU, were blacklisted. Sanctions involve the blocking of property and a ban on entry into the United States.