Barack Obama

Putin refuses to expel US diplomats, Trump applauds

President-elect Donald Trump praised President Vladimir Putin for refraining from tit-for-tat expulsions of Americans in response to US punitive measures over alleged Russian interference in the November election.

Putin's decision came despite the foreign ministry asking him to send home 35 US diplomats after President Barack Obama had expelled the same number of Russian staff.

The US deports 35 Russian diplomats over cyber-attacks – Russia answers the exact same way!

The USA announced the deportation of 35 Russian diplomats as a retaliation for the cyber-attacks Obama is accusing Russia of. The diplomats were given 72 hours to leave the country.

 

Also two facilities the American authorities claim that were used to facilitate the attacks are shutting down.

 

Strange goings-on

The agreement signed by the foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey and Iran on Syria the day after the assassination of Moscow's ambassador in Ankara is a historical paradox. Based on everything we know from the distant past, this odd marriage will probably not last very long.

Obama bans future oil leases in much of Arctic, Atlantic

U.S. President Barack Obama on Dec. 20 designated the bulk of U.S.-owned waters in the Arctic Ocean and certain areas in the Atlantic Ocean as indefinitely off limits to future oil and gas leasing.

The move helps put some finishing touches on Obama's environmental legacy while also testing President-elect Donald Trump's promise to unleash the nation's untapped energy reserves.

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