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Sanctions were applied to the entire Rossiya Segodnya (Russia Today, or RT) media group and its subsidiaries: RIA Novosti, RT, Ruptly, and Sputnik. Washington believes that Russian state media is attempting to influence the U.S. presidential elections and undermine voters’ trust in the electoral process in the United States. “Today’s action underscores the U.S. government’s ongoing efforts to hold state-sponsored actors accountable for activities that aim to deteriorate public trust in our institutions,” the statement quotes Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. “Treasury will not waver in our comm…

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