Trump has surrounded himself with doves and Hawks ...the Hawks now have the advantage thanks to the conclusion( by 3 of 14 intelligence agencies) that Putin attempted to undermine the confidence in the US electoral system with indirect hacking as he has done with in other western democratic countries.

Happily Putin's agencies could not influence the voting machines.

The Baltic states and Ukraine will breathe easier as the USA toughens up.

Teddy Roosevelt stated that the USA should speak softly and carry a big stick....Obama spoke and spoke....and carried a wet noodle....one expects Trump to talk loudly and carry a cudgel...although one suspects that he will speak softly  to Putin at first as he gauges him.