White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the US could announce new sanctions on Russia within weeks.
During the briefing, Psaki asked whether Washington would impose additional sanctions on Russia as US intelligence continues to believe that “Russian hackers” are behind the SolarWinds cyber attack.
“Weeks, not months. This is an ongoing process, and, as you know, this process, of course, includes an overview of not only their involvement in the 2020 elections, but also the monetary rewards that were allegedly for our military, as well as [hacker – Ed.] attacks against SolarWinds. There are a number of components”, – answered Psaki.
She clarified that cybersecurity and national security specialists need time to complete the investigation. Over the past week, Psaki has repeatedly stated that the United States will respond to “unfriendly steps” by Russia.