Vladimir Putin’s Top Aide Loves Tupac

Vladislav Surkov, top aide to Russia President Vladimir Putin, laughed off the sanctions imposed by the US and President Obama, saying the only thing that he has invested in America is his love for Tupac and he "doesn't need a visa" to listen to rap music.

The US and EU imposed sanctions on several Russian and Ukrainian officials following the referendum in Crimea to become a part of Russia on Sunday (March 16). Crimea is an autonomous republic in Ukraine who just joined the Russian Federation yesterday (March 18). Surkov is one of the seven Russian officials that was apart of the sanctions and he told a Russian newspaper how much he cared about about the White House sanctions.

"The only things that interest me in the US are Tupac Shakur, Allen Ginsberg, and Jackson Pollock," says Surkov  "I don’t need a visa to access their work. I lose nothing."

[via Independent]