The outgoing Obama administration is planning a series of fresh sanctions against Russia for its alleged role in cyber hacking into servers and emails of American political parties and leaders in the run up to the general elections, multiple media reports say.
Quoting unnamed senior administration officials, CBS News and CNN say, the new set of sanctions is likely to target the Russian intelligence agency and its officials. In October, the United States formally blamed Russia for political hacking attacks intended to interfere with American elections. President Barack Obama has already announced investigations into the alleged Russian hacking.