Sir Andrew Wood in mid-December
Barack Obama warned against taking revenge on Russia for cyber attack
Ex-Chief of the Defence Staff General Lord Richards cautioned Mr Obama against launching a revenge attack over the hacking of Democratic officials’ e-mails
Britain's former top soldier has warned Barack Obama not to wage “tit-for-tat” cyber warfare against Russia.
The outgoing US president vowed to take revenge at a “time and place of our choosing” over the hacking of Democratic officials’ e-mails during this year’s bitter White House race.
Experts have blamed the Kremlin for the web attack saying Vladimir Putin wanted his pal Donald Trump to beat rival Hillary Clinton.
Britain’s former ambassador to Russia, Sir Andrew Wood, said the President-elect had a “case to answer”.
It is “almost impossible” he would not have known about Russian hacking during the election, the ex-diplomat claimed.
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Sir Andrew, who was Britain’s ambassador to Russia from 1995 to 2000, said: “I don’t see how Donald Trump could not have known something.
“I think that’s almost impossible. What he actually said to Hillary Clinton in the debates was, essentially, ‘You can’t prove it - you don’t know’.
“He never said ‘This is serious, it must be investigated’.
“He did have people around him who had quite a lot to do with Russia or Ukraine. So I think there is a case to answer.”
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