On Saturday, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that a new round of U.S. sanctions expected against Moscow, is an attempt to influence Russia’s domestic affairs ahead of a presidential election. Washington is expected to impose fresh penalties against Russia as soon as early February for its alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential vote. Ryabkov said that Moscow expects the United States to present two anti-Russian reports with the sanctions.
