The US Department of the Treasury has issued new sanctions against Russian nationals who allegedly attempted to interfere with US elections. Today’s sanctions target 15 military intelligence operatives for a range of activities, including nine who were indicted this summer in connection with the Democratic National Committee hack in 2016. It also sanctions people and entities related to Project Lakhta — a broad political interference campaign that includes the Internet Research Agency “troll farm.” That includes Elena Khusyaynova, who was charged in October with managing the budget for Project Lakhta.
Other sanctions concern a Russian cyberattack on the World Anti-Doping Agency in 2016, in which hackers gained access to athletes’ medical...