Yesterday, the Trump Administration announced a new set of sanctions targeting the Russian individuals and entities involved with the Internet Research Agency that were indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller in February. The FSB and the GRU—the main Russian intelligence services—were also on the list. The move should have not surprised anyone. Those that were caught off guard should have been closely watching the Trump Administration’s actions on Russia rather than fretting over the President’s tweets. In a hearing on March 5, Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin announced his intention to move forward with new Russia sanctions in the next …read more
Source: The American Interest
