Barack Obama says the US will take action against Russia over claims of its involvement in the country’s recent presidential election.<br /><br /> The US president made the statement in a national radio interview.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> Obama tells NPRinskeep that U.S. “will take action” in response to Russia hacking during election. pic.twitter.com/a8IxbfD17o— NPR (NPR) December 16, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> What Obama said<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> “I think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections, we need to take actions and we will.”<br /><br /> “At a time and a place of our choosing. Some of it my be explicit and publicised, some of it may not be. Mr Putin is well aware of my feelings about this, because I spoke to him directly about it.”<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> Obama says action must be taken against Russia after White House suggests Putin involved in U.S. election hacking. https://t.co/wJq73KNSuK— The Associated Press (@AP) December 16, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> The claims<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Three US officials have said Russian President Vladimir Putin supervised his intelligence agencies’ hacking of the US presidential election.<br /><br /> They turned it from a general attempt to discredit American democracy to an effort to help Donald Trump, it is claimed.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> Obama has ordered U.S. intelligence agencies to deliver evidence to prove Russia involved in cyber attacks https://t.co/Y0UaHZPyvC pic.twitter.com/AeRBsebBCl— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 9, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> What has Russia said?<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> Russian officials have denied accusations of interference in the US election.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> Top spy REJECTS CIA's claim that Russia hacked to hand Trump victory https://t.co/1eXkupaRcc— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) December 13, 2016<br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> What has Donald Trump said?<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> The US president-elect is angry.<br /><br /> He says he won the November the 8th election fairly.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> If Russia, or some other entity, was hacking, why did the White House wait so long to act? Why did they only complain after Hillary lost?— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 15, 2016<br />
