Early this morning Putin said he would be expelling American diplomats in Russia as another consequence in response to Obama’s sanctions on Russia over the election interference. But apparently that’s not the case anymore as Putin has decided to wait and see how Trump deals with the issue before he decides on more consequences:
Russia responds to President Obama's sanctions: We won't expel any U.S. diplomats. https://t.co/vslM8nr0MY pic.twitter.com/6tjOEDMAud
— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) December 30, 2016
As it stands now Russia’s reaction thus far is pretty lame. But then so is Obama’s.
I expect Trump will not focus too much on this when he finally becomes president. He’ll probably say he’s looked at the evidence and decided that it’s inconclusive that Putin played a role and undo the penalties that Obama has put in place. That’s my guess…