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re: U.S. expels 35 Russian diplomats, closes two compounds
Posted on 12/29/16 at 5:35 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
Posted on 12/29/16 at 5:35 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
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Russian intelligence and security services have been waging a campaign of harassment and intimidation against U.S. diplomats, embassy staff and their families in Moscow and several other European capitals that has rattled ambassadors and prompted Secretary of State John F. Kerry to ask Vladimir Putin to put a stop to it.
At a recent meeting of U.S. ambassadors from Russia and Europe in Washington, U.S. ambassadors to several European countries complained that Russian intelligence officials were constantly perpetrating acts of harassment against their diplomatic staff that ranged from the weird to the downright scary. Some of the intimidation has been routine: following diplomats or their family members, showing up at their social events uninvited or paying reporters to write negative stories about them.
But many of the recent acts of intimidation by Russian security services have crossed the line into apparent criminality. In a series of secret memos sent back to Washington, described to me by several current and former U.S. officials who have written or read them, diplomats reported that Russian intruders had broken into their homes late at night, only to rearrange the furniture or turn on all the lights and televisions, and then leave. One diplomat reported that an intruder had defecated on his living room carpet.
In Moscow, where the harassment is most pervasive, diplomats reported slashed tires and regular harassment by traffic police. Former ambassador Michael McFaul was hounded by government-paid protesters, and intelligence personnel followed his children to school. The harassment is not new; in the first term of the Obama administration, Russian intelligence personnel broke into the house of the U.S. defense attache in Moscow and killed his dog, according to multiple former officials who read the intelligence reports.
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Posted on 12/29/16 at 5:39 pm to Decatur
If this was such a problem why are we just now retaliating? Seems likes this has been going on for years.
This post was edited on 12/29/16 at 5:40 pm
Posted on 12/29/16 at 5:55 pm to Decatur
quote:Harassment. Perceptions of harassment. Suspicions of malignant intent.
In Moscow, where the harassment is most pervasive, diplomats reported slashed tires and regular harassment by traffic police. Former ambassador Michael McFaul was hounded by government-paid protesters, and intelligence personnel followed his children to school. The harassment is not new; in the first term of the Obama administration, Russian intelligence personnel broke into the house of the U.S. defense attache in Moscow and killed his dog, according to multiple former officials who read the intelligence reports.
It happens on all sides.
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Vladimir Putin’s Car Head On Crash Driver Killed
Vladimir Putin’s favorite driver was killed while behind the wheel of an official state vehicle — a suspicious crash that has been called an “audacious threat” to the Russian president.
Putin was not in the black BMW when it was struck head-on in Moscow by a car that swerved into its lane from the opposite direction, according to surveillance video of the incident.
The unidentified chauffeur, who had more than 40 years of experience, died and the driver of the other car was in critical condition, according to reports.
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This post was edited on 12/29/16 at 5:56 pm
Posted on 12/29/16 at 6:44 pm to Decatur
quote:Damn. That carpet really tied the room together.
One diplomat reported that an intruder had defecated on his living room carpet.
This post was edited on 12/29/16 at 6:46 pm
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