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The official said it was unclear if Mr Trump himself saw Russia as an adversary but suggested Mr Putin may have "overplayed his hand" by leaving Russian fingerprints on the hacking, the chemical attack, the deployment of ground-launched cruise missiles which the United States says violate an arms control treaty, and a March 1 speech on "invincible" Russian weaponry.
Thursday, The Trump Administration accused Russia of a concerted operation to hack the US energy grid and other critical infrastructure including aviation, and separately imposed sanctions on a number of Russian officials for alleged high-tech interference in the 2016 US Presidential election.
The penalties freeze any assets the individuals and entities may have in the United States and prohibits American citizens from conducting business with them. Mnuchin did not give a time frame for those sanctions, which he said would sever the individuals' access to the USA financial system.
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned five entities and 19 individuals on Thursday for "malign Russian cyber activity", including alleged attempts to influence elections and reported involvement in the 2017 NotPetya cyberattack.
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said there would be additional sanctions against Russian government officials and oligarchs "for their destabilising activities". It targets both officials from the Russian spy agency FSB and Russia's military intelligence agency GRU.
He said it was part of a "broader effort to address the ongoing nefarious attacks emanating from Russian Federation".
By imposing new sanctions on Russia and condemning a suspected Russian chemical attack in Britain, Washington has hinted at a tougher stance toward Moscow despite President Donald Trump's stated desire for better ties.
This US official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, also pointed to Russia's refusal to restrain Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the role of Russian "mercenaries" in Syria, now entering its eighth year of civil war.
The U.S. sanctions announced Thursday targeted numerous same Russian organizations and operatives identified by Robert Mueller, the special counsel, in an indictment that outlined an audacious attempt to spread disinformation and propaganda to disrupt U.S. democracy and, eventually, influence the vote on behalf of Trump. Russian Federation denies interfering in the election.
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Among the Russians sanctioned by the US on Thursday are 13 people and three entities, including the Internet Research Agency, indicted by Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller for their alleged role in Moscow's influence operation during the 2016 campaign. Sixteen of the Russian individuals and entities sanctioned were indicted on 16 February as part of Mr Mueller's criminal investigation.
They noted that most of the people punished Thursday had been previously charged in the Mueller probe - which Trump keeps criticizing.
It is the first known order directly related to Mr Trump's sprawling business empire, and a sign the investigation into possible collusion between Russian Federation and the Trump campaign during the 2016 election is inching closer to the President.
"I think we have hit an inflection point in the current administration's approach towards Russian Federation", said a diplomat who spoke on condition of anonymity.
"Today's action, using authorities provided by Congress, is an important step by the administration". Said Weiss: "It is arguably the most comprehensive and far-ranging inventory of Russia's risky behavior that's been released since the Trump administration came into office".
The sanctions were announced earlier today in a press release by the US Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).
"They didn't hit [Russian President Vladimir] Putin's power structure and they didn't team up with Europe".
The US has condemned the poison attack, but it has yet to follow the UK's lead and take direct action against the Russian government in response. "Something that should never, ever happen".
The statement added that "there is no plausible alternative explanation" to Russian responsibility to the attack on British soil and that Kremlin's failure to respond to a "legitimate request" for an explanation "further underlines its responsibility".
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