WASHINGTON: Directly accusing Russia of trying to manipulate the 2016 US presidential election, the United States on Friday vowed to respond at a “time and place of our choosing.”

“We will take action to protect our interests, including in cyberspace, and we will do so at a time and place of our choosing,” a senior administration official told Agence France-Presse, using language usually associated with military and counter-terror campaigns.

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