Russia says, it will give an adequate response to the expulsion of its diplomats from Washington adding that such moves by the incumbent US administration are regretfully a display of unpredictable and aggressive foreign policy. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russia's reaction would cause the US "significant discomfort". However, he hinted that Russia may wait until Donald Trump, who has played down the hacking claims, becomes President. Russia has denied any involvement and called the US sanctions unfounded. <br/><br/>US President Barack Obama yesterday hit Russia with new sanctions over its computer hacking and interference in the November Presidential election and other Russian actions, including harassing US diplomats in Moscow. Among the actions the President ordered include sanctions against nine Russian individuals and entities- two Russian intelligence services, Russia's largest foreign intelligence agency, GRU, Federal Security Service,FSB; four officers of GRU; and three companies that provided material support to the GRU. <br/><br/>In addition, two persons, Evgeniy Bogachev and Aleksey Belan, responsible for the cybertheft of more than 100 million dollars from US banks and other American firms were also sanctioned. Obama has said that the actions are necessary and appropriate response to efforts to harm US interests in violation of established international norms of behavior. <br/><br/>The US State Department yesterday declared the 35 Russian diplomats from the Washington embassy and the consulate in San Francisco "persona non grata", and gave them and their families 72 hours to leave the US.

Russia says, it will give an adequate response to the expulsion of its diplomats from Washington. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russia's reaction would cause the US "significant discomfort". He said, such moves by the incumbent US administration are regretfully a display of unpredictable and aggressive foreign policy. However, he hinted that Russia may wait until Donald Trump, who has played down the hacking claims, becomes President. Russia has denied any involvement and called the US sanctions unfounded. <br/><br/>US President Barack Obama yesterday hit Russia with new sanctions over its computer hacking and interference in the November Presidential election and other Russian actions, including harassing US diplomats in Moscow. Among the actions the President ordered include sanctions against nine Russian individuals and entities- two Russian intelligence services, Russia's largest foreign intelligence agency, GRU, Federal Security Service,FSB; four officers of GRU; and three companies that provided material support to the GRU. <br/><br/>In addition, two persons, Evgeniy Bogachev and Aleksey Belan, responsible for the cybertheft of more than 100 million dollars from US banks and other American firms were also sanctioned. Obama has said that the actions are necessary and appropriate response to efforts to harm US interests in violation of established international norms of behavior. <br/><br/>The US State Department yesterday declared the 35 Russian diplomats from the Washington embassy and the consulate in San Francisco "persona non grata", and gave them and their families 72 hours to leave the US.