The administration US President Donald Trump is considering new sanctions against Russia in response to alleged election meddling and a cyber attack last year, in a bid to push back against criticism that it has been slow to act.
The sanctions process is slow moving for legal reasons and cannot be accelerated in response to negative headlines, three senior Trump administration officials told Reuters on Wednesday.
“The process on sanctions is long; it’s arduous; it’s not pretty, but when the evidence is there and we’re ready, we go ahead with the sanctions,” one official said.
The unnamed officials refused to shed more details on the nature of the new penalties and how long it would it take the Trump White House to arrive at a decision.
They, however, confirmed that some bans had already been imposed against two Russian entities Concord Catering, and Concord Management and Consulting.
Both companies had been cited in a 37-page indictment…