It will not work perfectly

The US Congress will give an “energetic answer” if the elected president Donald Trump will try to cancel sanctions against Russia. This was announced in an interview with ABC channel by a member of the Committee of the House of Intelligence Representatives Democrat Adam Schiff.

Moreover, both parties will achieve the expansion of sanctions. “You will see that the Democrats and Republicans, for example, (John) McCain and (Lindsay) Graham and others, will unite to get a more powerful package of sanctions. Frankly, although the administration (Barack Obama) has not made a symbolic gesture - this was very significant - this is not enough to restrain Russia,” Schiff emphasized.

Schiff also noted that neither the intelligence committee nor the American intelligence community doubt that the Russian authorities organized a hacker attack on the United States. Denying this, Trump undermines his own authority, the congressman believes.

Meanwhile, the spokeswoman for the elected president Sean Spicer told the television channel that Trump will meet with representatives of the American special services this week and demand to explain the reasons for the imposition of sanctions.

“One of the questions that interest us - why exactly such measures?” Said Spicer. “Was the answer proportional?”

On Thursday, the US State Department announced the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats from the country and the closure of two “embassy cottages” in New York and Maryland. In addition, the US Treasury imposed sanctions against GRU, the FSB of three of his deputies and two Russian hackers. GRU, FSB and three companies specializing in computer safety also fell under restrictive measures. It was noted that these actions were taken "within the framework of complex measures in response to Russia's intervention in the elections in the United States and in connection with the persecution of our diplomats abroad."

In Russia, they painfully reacted to these sanctions. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev expressed regret that the Obama administration was completing his term with "anti-Russian agony." On Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry made an offer to the president to declare 35 American diplomats by persons Non Grata .

Vladimir Putin regarded the new American sanctions as "provocative, aimed at the further breakdown of Russian-American relations." However, Putin said that Russia will not fall to the level of "kitchen" diplomacy and take response measures in the form of expulsion of the US Embassy and restricting their access places.

"Leaving the right to response, we will not fall to the level of" kitchen ", irresponsible diplomacy and further steps to restore Russian -American relations, we will build based on the policy that the administration of President Trump will pursue," Putin said. We will not create problems for American diplomats. We will not send anyone. We will not forbid their families and children to use the familiar places of rest for them on the New Year holidays. Moreover, I invite all children of American diplomats accredited in Russia to the New Year and Christmas tree to the Kremlin. "

On Saturday, on his twitter, the elected president of the United States approved Putin's decision . “An excellent move (V. Putin) with a delay - I always knew that he was very dexterous (Smart),” Trump wrote.