Obama sanctions Russia to retaliate against cyberattacks

President Obama issued a new round of sanctions targeting Russia in retaliation for the cyberattacks against the Democratic National Committee and Democratic campaigns, despite Russian warnings not to do so.

“I have ordered a number of actions in response to the Russian government’s aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and cyber operations aimed at the U.S. election,” Obama said in a statement accompanying the sanctions announcement. “These actions follow repeated private and public warnings that we have issued to the Russian government, and are a necessary and appropriate response to efforts to harm U.S. interests in violation of established international norms of behavior.”