Cybersecurity
U.S. Sanctions Russians Charged by Mueller for Election Meddling
- The financial penalties follow special counsel’s indictment
- Prigozhin, known as ‘Putin’s chef,’ among those sanctioned
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The U.S. sanctioned a St. Petersburg-based “troll farm,” a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, two Russian intelligence services and other Russian citizens and businesses indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on charges of meddling with the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
The penalties follow the February indictment and more than a year of criticism from Democrats and some Republican lawmakers that Trump has been too slow to act against Russia for intruding in the election. Russia’s ruble dropped 0.4 percent to 57.3505 per dollar at 11:38 a.m. in New York, the lowest in a month and a fourth straight day of losses.