U.S. Treasury head says new Russia sanctions expected within weeks

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announces on Friday what he said was the largest North Korea-related sanctions in a bid to disrupt North Korean shipping and trading companies and vessels and to further isolate Pyongyang, in the press room at the White House in Washington, U.S. February 23, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Friday the Trump administration is working on new sanctions against Russia for a range of activities, including meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and he expects to brief the media on the actions within the next several weeks.

"We are working on Russia sanctions. I can assure you that is in the process. I will be back here within the next several weeks to talk about that," Mnuchin told reporters at the close of a White House briefing to discuss sanctions on North Korea.