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The US ramped up pressure on Russia over cyber attacks, including Moscow’s interference in the 2016 presidential elections, as it unveiled sanctions on individuals and entities including Russian intelligence services.
美国加大了对俄罗斯的压力，矛头指向网络攻击，包括莫斯科方面干涉2016年美国总统大选。特朗普政府宣布对一些个人和实体（包括俄罗斯情报部门）实施制裁。
The move comes amid intense pressure on Donald Trump to take harsher action against President Vladimir Putin as the US president fends off allegations that his election campaign was aided by Russia. Tension between Russia and the West have escalated further in recent days following the attempted murder of former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in a nerve agent attack in the UK this month.
此举的背景是唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)受到强大压力，要求他对俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔•普京(Vladimir Putin)采取更加严厉的行动，与此同时美国总统拒不承认有关他的竞选活动得到俄罗斯暗中相助的指控。前双面间谍谢尔盖•斯克里帕尔(Sergei Skripal)及其女儿本月在英国遭遇神经毒剂袭击后，俄罗斯与西方之间的紧张近日进一步升级。
On Thursday, the leaders of the US, France and Germany joined Britain’s prime minister in blaming Russia for the attack. The US Treasury said the recent use of a military-grade nerve agent in an attempt to murder two UK citizens was sign of “reckless and irresponsible conduct” by the country’s government.
周四，美国、法国和德国领导人表态声援英国首相，指责俄罗斯发动袭击。美国财政部表示，最近使用军用级神经毒剂企图刺杀两名英国公民的行为，是俄罗斯政府“鲁莽和不负责任的行为”的迹象。
The Treasury department said it was designating five entities and 19 individuals in response to what Steven Mnuchin, Treasury secretary, called “nefarious attacks”.
美国财政部表示，为回应财长史蒂文•姆努钦(Steven Mnuchin,上图)所称的“穷凶极恶的攻击”，该部把五个实体和19名个人列入制裁名单。
In its statement, the Treasury department said Russian government cyber actors have since 2016 targeted US government entities and “multiple US critical infrastructure sectors” — among them energy, nuclear, commercial facilities, water, aviation, and manufacturing.
美国财政部在声明中表示，自2016年以来，俄罗斯政府的网络行动者把美国政府实体和“多个美国关键基础设施部门”（包括能源、核能、商业设施、水务、航空和制造）视为目标。
A senior national security official said the US had discovered that cyber actors conducted network reconnaissance on the systems that run US factories and America’s energy grid. The breach of the grid has alarmed national security officials and bears out long-held concerns at the Pentagon that Moscow will seek to disable critical US infrastructure.
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