MOSCOW, December 30. /TASS/. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has expressed regret over the Obama administration completing its term in an "anti-Russian agony".

"It is a pity that the Obama administration, which started from renewing cooperation, is completing its term in an anti-Russian agony," Medvedev wrote on Twitter adding "c to end his tweet.

As reported earlier, Washington slapped new sanctions on Moscow over the alleged hacking into US political institutions. These sanctions apply to several Russian companies, the Federal Security Service and the Main Intelligence Agency of Russia’s General Staff. Besides that, the US authorities expelled 35 Russian diplomats and shut down two Russian compounds in New York and Maryland.

However, Russia has been repeatedly rejecting any involvement in the cyberattacks. Commenting on the new sanctions, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that they were an act of aggression.