US Department of the Treasury preparing new sanctions against Russia
At a briefing in the White House, Steven Mnuchin, US Secretary of the Treasury said that the US Department of the Treasury will introduce new sanctions against Russia in the coming weeks.
"We are working on Russia sanctions. I can assure you that is in the process. I will be back here [at this White House] within the next several weeks to talk about that," he said.
US Treasury Secretary also stressed that the Department is actively working with the FBI on sanctions against individual Russians over interference in the elections. Earlier, State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert said that the US may impose sanctions against Russians who are on the "Mueller list." This includes thirteen people and three companies charged with fraud and collusion against the United States.
Russian citizens including Yevgeny Prigozhin ("Putin’s Cook") and employees of the Internet Research Agency stand accused of intervening in the American elections.