President Barack Obama on Thursday vowed retaliatory action against Russia in the light of allegations that it meddled in the US presidential election campaign.
“I think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections that we need to take action and we will at a time and place of our own choosing,” he told NPR.

What is known about the hacking

  • Data and thousands of emails were stolen from the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, John Podesta, among other targets.
  •  US intelligence agencies in October pinned blame on Russia for campaign-related hacking.
  •  WikiLeaks, which published much of the information obtained by hacking, has refused to reveal its sources.
  • The United States has not alleged that Russia interfered with the voting process on Election Day.

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