Politics Trump administration sanctions Russian spies, trolls over U.S. election interference, cyber attacks

https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...3d931db7f68_story.html?utm_term=.340f4d2ca568

The Trump administration on Thursday imposed fresh financial sanctions on Russian government hackers and spy agencies to punish Moscow for interfering in the 2016 presidential election and for a cyberattack against Ukraine and other countries that officials have characterized as “the most destructive and costly” in history.

Sanctions also were imposed on individuals known as “trolls” and Russian organizations that supported them in connection with the election interference.

The administration on Thursday also alerted the public that Russia is targeting the U.S. energy grid with computer malware that could potentially sabotage the systems.

The move seeks to deter Russia from tampering in this year’s midterm elections and is intended to signal that the United States will not allow Russian aggression in cyberspace to go unchallenged.

“The administration is confronting and countering malign Russian cyber activity, including their attempted interference in U.S. elections, destructive cyberattacks, and intrusions targeting critical infrastructure,” said Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin. “These targeted sanctions are a part of a broader effort to address the ongoing nefarious attacks emanating from Russia.”

 

Wow, these sanctions are literally a nothingburger. A delicious nothingburger that will have zero effect on Putin or any of the oligarchs that Putin or Trump have done business with.

If Putin could pick some nothing sanctions to be enacted against him these would be the ones he would choose.