There seems to be a bit of a flavour that Ake and Nigel are unconcerned if Russia is manipulating the elections. Have I misread that?


I would draw several distinctions between what Obama definitely did and what the Russians are accused of. But the biggest is that Obama expressed a view once (and when he was subsequently asked he confirmed that was his view). So it was in essence one off. That to me is different from a sustained campaign lasting months with actions daily or more frequently, which is what Russia is accused of.