Slutsky Leonid Eduardovich

July 5, 2022

Chairman of the State Duma asked to consider an issue of a denunciation of the Treaty on Cooperation with Norway in the Barents Sea and the Arctic Ocean

The Treaty concerning maritime delimitation and cooperation was signed in 2010

March 22, 2022

The State Duma initiated an investigation into the activities of the biological laboratories in Ukraine

Members of the State Duma also appealed to the Federation Council with a proposal to create a parliamentary commission to investigate the circumstances related to the creation of biological laboratories by the US specialists in Ukraine

March 15, 2022

Petr Tolstoy: there is a decision to withdraw from the Council of Europe

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov had already sent a relevant note to the Secretary General of the organization, as said Deputy Chairman of the State Duma

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy

March 10, 2022

The State Duma factions called for political unity in the face of Western pressure on Russia

Leaders of the State Duma factions commented on the Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine and the reaction of Western countries to the current events

March 1, 2022

Leonid Slutsky: the USA tries to fragrantly interfere in Russia-Ukraine negotiations

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs said that Washington's best assistance to the peace process would be withdrawal of supplies of lethal weapons and its military instructors from Ukraine

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutsky

February 9, 2022

Leonid Slutsky held a working meeting with Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Estonia

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs stressed that the discussion was constructive and informative and meeting participants discussed issues related to ratification of the Treaty on the Russian-Estonian State Border

January 26, 2022

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in the “government hour” at the State Duma

Members of the State Duma endorsed the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Chairman of the State Duma stressed that the Foreign Ministry “can always count on the support of the Parliament”

December 20, 2021

Issues related to the crisis in Russia-US relations were discussed at the State Duma

The issues were discussed during the round table held in advance of the “government hour” with participation of the Minister of the Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, which is planned to be held in January 2022

October 18, 2021

Leonid Slutsky commented on the decision to suspend Russia’s mission to NATO

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs noted the overtly confrontational attitude of the Alliance towards Russia

September 16, 2021

Leonid Slutskiy: the European Parliament undermines the prospects for unfreezing of dialogue with the new convocation of the State Duma

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs said that the report calling not to recognize the results of the elections to the State Duma “is the clearest example of meddling in the Russian electoral process by the largest inter-parliamentary organization”

September 14, 2021

Member of the State Duma is convinced that Ukraine should build cooperation with Russia and Belarus, not a military state

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy said that Ukraine was openly used as “a staging post” in the anti-Russia project, and “as a pawn in Washington's geopolitical game”

September 7, 2021

Leonid Slutskiy: calls not to recognize the legitimacy of the new convocation of the State Duma are considered as interference in Russia’s internal affairs

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs stressed that the election campaign “is being conducted in accordance with all democratic standards, transparently and honestly”

August 13, 2021

Member of the State Duma noted use of double standards by the Western states for not reacting to events in Lithuania

“I once again wonder why the European Parliament does not condemn such actions. Where are the calls for sanctions against the Lithuanian authorities, where are the statements by the US State Department? Apparently, some of the European states have been given full right to freely interpret such terms as freedom of speech and assembly,” said the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy

August 10, 2021

Member of the State Duma called Ukraine’s decision to deploy the US air defense systems “a blatant provocation”

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs said that if such systems had been deployed in close proximity to the Russian borders there would have been Moscow’s reaction and such situation would increase in tension

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy

August 10, 2021

Leonid Slutskiy: Western states continue their efforts to deter Russia and its closest allies

“They are talking about struggle for peace and protection of human rights. But in fact, that is a real unfair competition, an attempt to push Russian and Belarusian companies out of the world markets and a hypocritical doublethink to justify interference in the internal affairs of sovereign states,” said the Chairman of the Committee on International affairs

August 5, 2021

Remarks by members of the State Duma on the OSCE’s decision not to send observers for the elections in Russia

The OSCE announced earlier that representatives of the organization would not observe the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Russia due to limitations on the election observation in the current epidemiological situation

August 2, 2021

Leonid Slutskiy: accusations against Russia of provocations against NATO are very destructive and dangerous words

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs said that the real intentions of the NATO member states to escalate the situation in the Black Sea region could be disguised by anti-Russian hysteria

July 15, 2021

Remarks by members of the State Duma on proposal of the European Parliament not to recognize results of the elections to the State Duma

The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament had proposed to the EU to prepare to withhold recognition of the results of the parliamentary elections in Russia, if Brussels decided that the elections were conducted in violation of international norms

June 18, 2021

Leonid Slutskiy: State Duma of the 7th convocation has done a lot, but there are still a lot of issues that should be resolved

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs said that “the State Duma’s five-year term was quite difficult for all of us, but it can be called quite successful in matters of parliamentary diplomacy.” In particular, he noted the fact that the members of the State Duma actively participated in the activities of inter-parliamentary organizations, primarily, the IPU and the OSCE PA

May 12, 2021

The ODIHR mission is planned to be invited to observe the elections to the State Duma

Such initiative was announced by the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy at a meeting with the Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Matteo Mecacci

SlutskyLeonid Eduardovich