I think actually it kind of stretched its logic to suggest that it didn't have some impact on some voter decisions, when you consider the election was settled by less than 80,000 votes in three states which the Russians targeted.
Clapper expresses disagreement with the notion that Russian interference had no impact on the election outcome.
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I think it has more to do with the psychology of Putin, and Russia. And he needs to assure his own people, Parliamentarians, he was talking to, and for that matter, himself, that Russia is still a great power.
I think the reason they were taken off the list was to provide an inducement or motivation for them to agree to some sort of ceasefire.
I think this reflects Russian insecurity. And it's almost like, Putin needs a rhetorical security blanket, of making threats, like this.
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