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Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Biden declares Russia threat 'national emergency,' lobs sanctions; 10 diplomats booted over election meddling
2021-04-15
[FoxNews] President Biden on Thursday signed an executive order declaring a "national emergency" over the threat from Russia, as his administration slapped new sanctions on the country.

The U.S. Department of State said it is expelling 10 officials from Russia’s bilateral mission.

"Today, we announced actions to hold the Russian Government to account for the SolarWinds intrusion, reports of bounties on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, and attempts to interfere in the 2020 U.S. elections," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.

The White House also released a letter to Congress stating that the president has issued "an Executive Order declaring a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States posed by specified harmful foreign activities of the Government of the Russian Federation."

The letter said that Russia had aimed to "undermine the conduct of free and fair democratic elections," engaged in "malicious cyber-enabled activities," targeted journalists and dissenters outside of its borders, and violated international law.

This, Biden said in the letter, constitutes "an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States."
Golly.
Posted by:Skidmark

#11  
laughter heard...come join in the laughter!
Posted by: Lumpy Poodle3626   2021-04-15 23:38  

#10  Two of his three complaints are acknowledged fictions.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2021-04-15 22:18  

#9  "...hanging them out there out there all alone with no NATO support."

Like we get any support now.
Posted by: Clem   2021-04-15 22:11  

#8  So will the experts pearl clutchers at The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists move the hands of their clock closer to midnight, or is the "no big deal?"
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-04-15 19:40  

#7  ^6 Sounds about right.
Posted by: Glenmore   2021-04-15 16:05  

#6  What'd they do, threaten to release the election results?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2021-04-15 14:32  

#5  Putin blocks ALL foreign warships from reaching Ukraine for six months after Biden's Black Sea U-Turn: Russia closes the Kerch Strait after US President pulled US warships and hit Moscow with sanctions
Posted by: Skidmark   2021-04-15 13:26  

#4  Maybe Putin and the Biden admin are both expecting that Plugs will be gone from the WH before Sept 1?
Posted by: Pliny Hapsburg9931   2021-04-15 13:21  

#3  Putin declines to meet with Biden in person.

Also, NATO to leave Afghanistan on Trump timeline of May 1, while Biden extends US troop exit to September 11, hanging them out there out there all alone with no NATO support.
Posted by: Blackbeard Barnsmell6454   2021-04-15 13:10  

#2  Its 'Operation Squirrel', ignore our Chinese paymasters behind the curtain.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-04-15 12:13  

#1  "National emergency"?

WTF?

Reichstag fire time in the USSA.

Once again, it's those sinister Russkies destroying the Fatherla-, er the Wokeland
Posted by: Javiter Chuth4248   2021-04-15 11:47  

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