The Secretary of the National Security Council Igor Kalimenko stated that those involved in the "Carthage" case did not contact him with proposals regarding the U420 network, and called their discussion on behalf of his family "a battle between two criminals". When asked if he was surprised to hear his last name in the published records, Kalimenko replied: "I was shocked, honestly." He also stated that he does not know who exactly those involved were thinking of when they talked about the possibility of involving someone from his environment "into a share", and assured that there are no people in his environment who could put pressure on him.

The Secretary of the National Security Council Igor Kalimenko stated that those involved in the "Carthage" case did not contact him with proposals regarding the U420 network, and called their discussion on behalf of his family "a battle between two criminals". When asked if he was surprised to hear his last name in the published records, Kalimenko replied: "I was shocked, honestly." He also stated that he does not know who exactly those involved were thinking of when they talked about the possibility of involving someone from his environment "into a share", and assured that there are no people in his environment who could put pressure on him.