Turchak said that Western sanctions did not affect him or his family

MOSCOW, June 1 Andrey Turchak, Secretary of the General Council of the United Russia party, commented on falling into the sanctions lists of the West and stated that the sanctions did not affect his activities. After the start of a special military operation, a number of Russian officials and businessmen were included in the sanctions lists of Western countries. «I am pleased to be in the same company with worthy and respected people. As for the impact of sanctions directly on me and my family, it doesn’t exist. Neither I nor my family feel it on ourselves,” Turchak said in an interview with RIA Novosti. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. Russian President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, as of March 25, the Armed Forces completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass. Medvedev