Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu also said the country would maintain its existing level of military but it did not want to be dragged into a new arms race.
C-SPAN's broadcast of the House of Representatives was briefly interrupted on Thursday and taken over by a broadcast of state-owned TV network Russia Today.
The Kremlin passed internet regulations last year that Edward Snowden called "Big Brother" laws.
Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, described the effort as an aggressive step along Russia’s borders.
No matter what substantial evidence comes to light about Trump, WikiLeaks, as of late, has been coming to Trump's defense. Why now?
The alleged Russia dossier contained actual inaccuracies and suspicious intentions that intelligence officials could not verify.
"Does anyone really believe that story? I'm also very much of a germophobe, by the way," Trump said.
Watch the Committee on Foreign Relations discuss Tillerson's ties to Russia and his history of making deals with leaders across the globe.
A Kremlin spokesman dismissed the report and said that the allegations could be a ploy to hurt bilateral relations between the U.S. and Russia.
“The Communications Ministry has nothing to do with it; we don’t know anything about it,” Russia’s Deputy Communications Minister Alexey Volin reportedly said.
Kellyanne Conway and Reince Priebus chided Democrats for not having better cybersecurity.
The declassified assessment by the NSA, CIA and FBI published last week said Russian hackers relayed the information to transparency group WikiLeaks which then published the emails.
Bernie Sanders criticized Hillary Clinton and the Democratic leadership for focusing on wealthy, privileged supporters and neglecting a grassroots campaign for average voters.
As part of efforts to modernize its military, the Russian Air Force announced the additions Friday.
The Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier naval group was the first to leave the conflict-ridden country on Friday.
The president-elect went on the offensive a day before his scheduled briefing on Russian cyber efforts to influence the U.S. election.
"Every American should be alarmed by Russia's attacks," said Arizona Sen. John McCain.
President-elect Donald Trump reportedly believes U.S. intelligence agencies are bloated and politicized.
Despite President-elect Donald Trump's repeated denials of election hacking, Democrats are still hoping to launch a full inquiry.
The two countries have been allies for a long time
National Front party leader Marine Le Pen has vowed to work closely with Russian President Vladimir Putin if she becomes the next French president.
Some senators are concerned with Trump's cozy relationship with Russia.