Andrey Anatolyevich Turchak (; born 20 December 1975) is a Russian politician who currently serves as

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of the

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since 3 October 2024. He has also served as Secretary of the General Council of

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from 12 October 2017 to 15 June 2024. Previously, he was the fifth Governor of Pskov Oblast (2009–2017) and Senator from

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(2017–2024, 2007–2009), as well as First Vice Speaker of the

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(2020–2024).Губернатором Псковской области стал Андрей Турчак
/ref> By being appointed as Governor at the age of 33, he became one of Russia's youngest governors. In 2013,

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released documents showing that Turchak had neglected to declare a $1.7 million villa that he had purchased in France, an illegal omission under Russian law. In 2015, journalist Oleg Kashin accused Turchak of ordering an attack which left Kashin in a coma with a fractured skull. Kashin alleged that Turchak arranged the attack in response to a critical blog post. In this blog post, in particular, Kashin called him "shitty Turchak". Turchak has been an ardent supporter of

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. In March 2022, Turchak accused former Russian Vice Premier and current President of

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Arkady Dvorkovich of 'national betrayal' and called for his “immediate dismissal in disgrace”, saying: "This is nothing but the very national betrayal, the behavior of the fifth column, which the president

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spoke about today”, after Dvorkovich had criticized the

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and said his thoughts are 'with Ukrainian civilians'. In early May 2022, Turchak visited the Russian-occupied city of

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, taking part in the unveiling of a statue of an old woman holding the Soviet flag. In May 2022, he visited occupied

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and said: "I would like, once again, to say to residents of the Kherson region that Russia is here forever. There should be no doubt about that." Ukrainian forces recaptured Kherson in early November 2022. In July 2022, Turchak visited the eastern Ukrainian city of

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, which had recently been captured by Russian troops. “Clearly, Russia is here forever,” Turchak said, speaking to the camera. Ukrainian forces recaptured Kupiansk in early September 2022. On 7 September 2022, Turchak stated that it "would be right and symbolic" to hold the annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine on 4 November, Russia's Unity Day.

Sanctions

He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the

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