On Monday, the U.S. surprised the world by going much further than expected, expelling 60 Russians. Australia followed by expelling two diplomats and adding that it could also boycott the World Cup this summer in Russia.
The mass retaliations against Moscow come after a nerve agent was used to poison a former Russian spy and his daughter that took place on British soil at the start of March. The former spy, and double agent, Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia remain in a critical condition in a U.K. hospital.
Gary Schmitt is a former staff director of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and editor of the new book “Rise of the Revisionists: Russia, China and Iran”. He joined Dan Proft and Scot Bertram with reaction to the pick of John Bolton as National Security Adviser and the new sanctions against Russia:
Bill Gertz is the Senior Editor for the Washington Free Beacon and author of the new book “iWar: War and Peace in the Information Age.” He also joined Dan Proft and Scot Bertram with reaction: