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tried to find examples of Obama siding with Putin, or refusing to take action against him...and since there are none, you wouldn't have typed that mindless post. That 'Open Mic' incident was political reality...election time is not the time for conducting missile defense negotiations...only once he...or his opponent is in the Oval Office.

Here is an AI Summary to the question of whether or not Obama opposed Putin while he was in office...Compare and contrast with Trump's behavior toward Putin.

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AI Overview

Barack Obama directly opposed Vladimir Putin through diplomatic pressure, economic sanctions, military posturing, and public condemnation during the Russian annexation of Crimea and Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election.

Key instances where Obama directly opposed Putin include:

Annexation of Crimea (2014): Obama condemned Russia's annexation of the Crimean peninsula as a violation of international law. His administration implemented economic sanctions against Russia and worked to stiffen the resolve of European allies through NATO, framing Russia as a regional power that threatened the international system.

Syrian Civil War: The two leaders held opposing views on the Syrian conflict, with Russia supporting Bashar al-Assad's government and the U.S. calling for Assad to step down.

Election Interference (2016): Following evidence of Russian interference in the U.S. election through cyberattacks, Obama confronted Putin directly at a G20 meeting in China in September 2016, telling him "to cut it out" and warning of "serious consequences".

Retaliation Measures: In December 2016, the Obama administration announced a series of punitive measures in response to the election hacking. These included:

Expelling 35 Russian intelligence operatives (whom the U.S. referred to as "diplomats") from the United States.

Closing two Russian-owned facilities in New York and Maryland that were used for intelligence activities.

Imposing sanctions on Russia's two leading intelligence services, the GRU and FSB, and top officers within the GRU.

Authorizing a previously undisclosed covert measure to plant cyber weapons in Russia's infrastructure, which could be activated if relations escalated.

In his public statements, Obama directly blamed the "highest levels of the Russian government" for the hacks and pointed a finger at Putin, noting "not much happens in Russia without Vladimir Putin". The U.S. also used the "red phone," a Cold War communication system, to reinforce warnings to Russia about interfering with the election process.
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