Former VP Cheney declares Russia’s alleged involvement in US election ‘an act of war’

by Itunuoluwa Adebo

Former Vice President Dick Cheney in a speech Monday said that Russia’s alleged involvement in the election could be considered “an act of war.”

He said at the Economic Times Global Business Summit in New Delhi, India “There was a very serious effort made by (Russian President) Putin and his government, his organization, to interfere in major ways with our basic, fundamental democratic processes.”In some quarters, that would be considered an act of war.”

Cheney made it clear that he didn’t “speak for anybody else” before offering his assessment of Putin, he said to expect Russia to continue these kind of efforts “going forward” and accused the Russian President of trying to influence past elections in Baltic countries; he added however, that Russia had not undermined the legitimacy of President Donald Trump’s electoral victory.

“I would not underestimate the weight that we, as Americans, assign to the Russian attempts to interfere with our internal political processes,” Cheney said.

Cheney unlike former President George W. Bush, whom he served as vice president said he supported Trump, and was happy to do so.

Ex-VP Cheney also warned of Russian military aggression and the potential destabilization Putin could bring. “He is doing everything he can to find ways to undermine NATO,” he said.

 

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