[ETL]

But which sanctions was Flynn even referring to? The ones involving so-called “hacking into the election”, or Russia’s invasion of Crimea?

“The United States and other Western powers imposed sanctions on Russia in 2014 over its annexation of the Crimea peninsula from Ukraine and its support for pro-Russia separatists in eastern Ukraine.”
— REUTERS
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“Despite repeated assurances that he hadn’t meddled in US foreign policy during the presidential transition period, Flynn reportedly assured the Russian ambassador to the US that sanctions placed on the country by President Obama would be eased once President Trump took office.

Compounding the situation, Vice President Mike Pence [misled by Flynn] repeated Flynn’s claim in media interviews.”

http://nypost.com/2017/02/13/flynns-days-could-be-numbered-after-he-lied-about-russia-report/

[Theoria]

Obama invoked sanctions and expelled Russian ‘diplomats on Dec 29. The same day as Flynn having contact with the Russians. The sanctions and such were for Russian hacking.