What USA President Barack Obama has to say about Russia

WASHINGTON — President Obama promised to retaliate against Russia for its attempts to undermine the U.S. elections process, saying that the United States would take action "at a time and place of our own choosing."

The allegations of Russian interference were raised during the presidential campaign won by Republican Donald Trump last month. But the issue re-erupted last week after Obama ordered an intelligence review of malicious cyber activity by foreign powers in the last three presidential elections.

That review is expected to be completed before Obama leaves office on Jan. 20, and will "give us a comprehensive and best guess" as to the motivations of the hacking. Until now, intelligence agencies have said only that Russia "intended to interfere with the US election process," not necessarily to get Trump elected.