Response to president obamas sanctions. Putin saying, quote, although we have the right to retaliate, we will not resort to irresponsible kitchen diplomacy, but will plan our further steps to restore russian u. S. Relations, based on the policies of the trump administration. Now, Vladimir Putin essentially saying, hell wait to deal with donald trump and let a cold relationship with president obama play out in the final weeks. Also today, two russian compounds here on the east coast forced to shut down and senator john mccain announcing plans for a cyber hearing thursday. But tonight, president elect trump raising Russias Putin and this story is really just getting started. Weve got a lot more to tell you about. Nbcs hans nichols is outside the Russian Embassy for us in washington, d. C. Hans . Reporter ayman, as you said, its this embassy that they Retweeted Donald trumps praise for Vladimir Putin. But a senior u. S. Official tells nbc news that, look, theres another theory on this. An
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described the situation. donald trump doesn t owe putin anything. and now he s going to be donald trump, the donald trump we know, in charge of the united states and the u.s. military, which putin himself has acknowledged is way bigger. and those two guys are now the two heads of the two largest arsenaling. t the unpredictable russian president who has made his gain by acting in places you don t expect him to forcefully when you don t expect him to, and the businessman who has done that to make his career. reporter: so that was david phillippe of the washington post moscow bureau chief, making the point you have these two very unpredictable leaders who make their name, their claim to fame by being unpredictable. the point he made to me off-camera is that president putin has one aircraft carrier. you take that to the mediterranean and surprise everybody, donald trump is going to have 11 of them and they re huge. that s a lot of unpredictability, ahead. ayman? lucy cavanaugh live