U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Russian Entities for Global Destabilization Campaign

The United States plans to impose sanctions on three entities and two individuals linked to a Russian campaign aimed at destabilizing countries globally. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the Russian broadcaster RT was identified as expanding its operations beyond media to include cyber activities.

The United States would impose sanctions on three entities and two individuals connected to a Russian campaign of destabilizing countries around the world, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday.

Blinken told reporters at the State Department that the Russian broadcaster RT was involved in the campaign and had moved beyond being a media outlet to include cyber capabilities, citing new information, much of which he said came from RT employees.

(With inputs from agencies.)