FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA: "The Trump administration on Thursday modified sanctions in place against Russia’s spy agency, FSB, in what was intended to be a needed technical fix but which ignited fierce objections from critics of President Donald Trump that it was a favor to Moscow.
Even those who supported the move said its timing, so soon in Mr. Trump’s presidency, would stoke political friction.
'It’s probably not a huge deal, but it is tone deaf,' said a Republican aide who is hawkish on Russia."
– “U.S. Allows Limited Exceptions to Sanctions Against Russia Spy Agency,” The Wall Street Journal online, Feb. 2, 2017, Felicia Schwartz, 2/2/2017