Trump administration sanctions Russia over 2016 election interference, cyberattacks

Trump administration officials unveiled a new round of sanctions on Thursday against 24 Russian entities and individuals in response to offenses that include interference in the 2016 election.

Some of the targets of the sanctions include the “malicious cyber actors” named in special counsel Robert Mueller’s indictment of 13 Russians last month, a senior administration official told reporters on Thursday. The sanctions were also designed to respond to NotPetya, a massive cyberattack Russia launched in Ukraine last year, as well as a recent attempt by the Russians to infiltrate the U.S. energy grid, the official said.