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Trump administration eases sanctions against Russian KGB. A thank you note to Putin.

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Channel: NewsFromUkraine · 2017 · News & Politics

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The Trump administration tweaked sanctions against Russia's intelligence services on Thursday, changing measures taken by the Obama administration in the wake of Russia's meddling in the 2016 election.

The Treasury Department announced it would allow U.S. companies to make limited transactions with Russia's intelligence service, FSB, that are needed to gain approval to import information technology products into Russia.

Some Democrats sounded the alarm about the changes: "Russia attacked our democracy. It should be punished. Instead, President Trump is easing sanctions against its team of hackers, the FSB. Easing these sanctions allows Russia to sharpen its knives and import tools from the United States to hack us again. Congress must act swiftly to re-impose these sanctions so that those who attack America know there's a price to pay," Rep. Eric Swalwell, Democrats' ranking member on the CIA subcommittee of the House Intelligence Committee, said in a statement.

Read more:
1) http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-administration-tweaks-sanctions-russia-article-1.2962478
2) http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/02/politics/treasury-sanctions-russian-intelligence-agency/
3) http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/02/02/us-eases-some-economic-sanctions-against-russia/97399136/
4) http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/02/us-revises-russia-sanctions-for-electronics-exports.html

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