The latest U.S. sanctions against Russians are aimed at punishing those responsible for cyberattacks and attempts to interfere in the 2016 presidential elections.
Washington said the issuing of the sanctions was also motivated by other factors, including the poisoning of former double-agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter with a nerve agent in the British city of Salisbury.
The U.S. treasury also referred to last year’s massive ransomware attack, known as NotPetya, that the U.S. and Britain have blamed on the Russian military.
The sanctions target 19 people and five legal entities, including Russian intelligence officials. They ban U.S. assets and citizens from business …read more
Source: Voice of America
