{"id":61644,"date":"2016-12-29T15:17:25","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T19:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=61644"},"modified":"2016-12-29T15:17:25","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T19:17:25","slug":"donald-trump-dismisses-us-sanctions-threat-to-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=61644","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump dismisses US sanctions threat to Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Trump and Putin’s warm words have been mocked by graffiti artists in Lithuania<\/p><\/div>\n

President-elect Donald Trump has dismissed the US threat to increase sanctions against Russia, saying “we ought to get on with our lives”.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The White House said it will retaliate for the alleged hacking by Russia of the Democratic Party during the recent presidential election campaign.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, senior US senators called for increased sanctions.<\/p>\n

Russia has denied any involvement in the hacking and said any new measures would disrupt relations.<\/p>\n

Mr Trump, who has been criticised for being too cosy with Russia, told reporters outside his Florida resort the issue of retaliation was a distraction and there was no conclusive evidence who was behind the hacks.<\/p>\n

“I think we ought to get on with our lives,” he said.<\/p>\n

“I think that computers have complicated lives very greatly. The whole age of the computer has made it where nobody knows exactly what’s going on.<\/p>\n

“We have speed, we have a lot of other things, but I’m not sure we have the kind of security we need.”<\/p>\n