State Duma News

The State Duma ratified protocols amending Russia-Cuba intergovernmental loan agreements

Members of the State Duma ratified four protocols signed on 7 August 2021 in Havana

The State Duma ratified Treaties of Friendship with the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics

Earlier, the Russian President Vladimir Putin signed documents on DPR and LPR recognition. “This is the only way to protect people, stop the fratricidal war, prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and bring peace,” stressed Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin

Vyacheslav Volodin: LPR and DPR recognition stop any further loss of lives of our citizens and compatriots living there

Chairman of the State Duma is convinced that is the only solution in the current situation

Vyacheslav Volodin held a meeting with Talant Mamytov

Chairman of the State Duma and Speaker of the Joǵorku Keńesh of the Kyrgyz Republic discussed issues of development of inter-parliamentary cooperation between the two states, including within the framework of the Inter-parliamentary commission and relevant committees

Vyacheslav Volodin: members of the State Duma to discuss situation in LPR and DPR at the next plenary meeting

That was announced by the Chairman of the State Duma via his Telegram channel

Vyacheslav Volodin: Zelensky is instigating the beginning of a big war

Chairman of the State Duma recalled that “Russia does not want war” and noted silence of European leaders in the current situation, while if the war started, it would be Europe that would be the scene of military activities

Vyacheslav Volodin blamed Western states for using double standards in situation with genocide in Ukraine

Chairman of the State Duma is convinced that members of the European Parliaments, PACE and OSCE PA instead of condemning such actions and investigating the situation, they “hiding their heads in the sand like ostriches”

Vyacheslav Volodin and Jair Bolsonaro discussed issues of development of relations between Russia and Brazil

Chairman of the State Duma also invited parliamentarians from Brazil to take part in the International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”, which will be held in July 2022

Members of the State Duma voted for the draft appeal to the Russian President for LPR and DPR recognition

Chairman of the State Duma stressed that the text of the appeal “will be sent immediately to the President”. Members of the State Duma are convinced that the recognition of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republic will provide foundations for enhancing security and protecting people living in the republics from external threats, as well as for strengthening international peace and regional stability in accordance with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and will begin the process of international recognition of both states

Anna Kuznetsova held a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia

Meeting participants discussed issues of cooperation in such areas like family and children protection, social and youth policy

Parliamentarians to discuss status of troops taking part in the CSTO missions’ military operations

That was announced by the Chairman of the Committee on Issues of the Commonwealth of Independent States and Contacts with Fellow Countryman Leonid Kalashnikov

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

Deutsche Welle staff is prohibited from entering the State Duma

Vyacheslav Volodin commented on the response of the Russian Foreign Ministry to Germany’s ban on RT DE

Chairman of the State Duma said that members of the State Duma fully supported such measures: “We believe that the measures could be even tougher”

PACE ratified credentials of the Russian delegation

That was announced by the head of the Russian delegation to PACE, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy