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Representative Jim Langevin, Rhode Island Democrat, addressing the President Biden impose new sanctions Russia On ransomware attacks affecting the US

Mr. LangevinChair of House Armed Services’ cyber subcommittee, he is He wants the federal government to take special measures against Moscow without risking a destabilizing move. Russia completely.

“We need to impose sanctions. This may seem faint given that the Biden administration sanctioned Russian organizations three months ago in response to SolarWinds, but I think we need to change who we target with sanctions and how we target them.” Langevin He said in statements to the Council on Foreign Relations on Monday.

Recent sanctions Russia According to Mr Trump, hacking of federal computer networks via SolarWinds will not cause “acute pain,” as the sanctioned entities have no meaningful relationship with Western financial institutions. Langevin.

The Democratic deputy argued that the disclosure of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his close circle would be understood as a call for regime change. Russia, so a less risky approach is needed now.

“We are clearly within our right to take action” Russia and Russian organizations if Russia continues to turn a blind eye to criminals within its borders.” Langevin I said. “It is impossible to argue that Putin and his allies are trying to crack down on cybercrime and have been deceived by sophisticated criminals. It’s actually the opposite – when a criminal group dares to target Russian speakers or Russian nationals, punishment from Moscow is swift.”

If the United States has revealed the full picture of allegations of corruption, embezzlement and fraud by Mr Putin and Russian oligarchs, Mr Putin. Langevin He said such an action would open a destabilizing Pandora’s box. Russia and provoked Mr. Putin to respond in kind.

“If we target the criminals, we will eliminate them for a few weeks. Then they will rebuild and resume their lucrative ransomware operations. If we target the Russian state, then we would have traded blows, but we haven’t really changed Putin’s decision-making account,” he said. Langevin I said. “In both cases we have short-term victories, but we have not changed the long-term environment. Indeed, responding in cyberspace would go against our ultimate goal of promoting a space regulated by strong norms and a well-understood standard of behavior. Swap shots in cyberspace perpetuate the idea that space is the Wild West and directly undermine our goal of stability.”

Mr. Biden He drew a “red line” to cyberattacks at an event with Mr Putin on June 16 in Geneva and spoke on the phone with the Russian President on Friday, urging him to take action to stop the ransomware attacks.

The greater the pressure on Mr. Biden taking more aggressive steps her Elections that will shape US cybersecurity policy are approaching to take office. On Monday, the Senate voted to confirm Jen Easterly’s candidacy for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and John C. Inglis was formally sworn in as the first national cyber director.