EPISODE · Mar 16, 2018 · 6 MIN
New White House Sanctions Finally Take Russia's Online Chaos Seriously
from Security, Spoken · host WIRED
In its first 14 months, the Trump administration has earned a reputation for being soft on the Kremlin, even as the extent of the chaos Russia's hackers and trolls have inflicted online becomes increasingly clear. But more recently, the White House's rhetoric towards Russia has begun to shift. And now the executive branch has not only called out the Kremlin for a broad collection of rogue actions online, but finally meted out a concrete financial punishment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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In its first 14 months, the Trump administration has earned a reputation for being soft on the Kremlin, even as the extent of the chaos Russia's hackers and trolls have inflicted online becomes increasingly clear. But more recently, the White House's rhetoric towards Russia has begun to shift. And now the executive branch has not only called out the Kremlin for a broad collection of rogue actions online, but finally meted out a concrete financial punishment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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