State Duma News

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

Members of the State Duma of the 8th convocation gathered at the first plenary meeting

Parliamentarians elected Chairman of the State Duma, his Deputies and approved compositions of the State Duma Committees and Commissions

Vyacheslav Volodin elected Chairman of the State Duma of the eighth convocation

He noted in his speech at the first plenary meeting that the work of the State Duma deputies “should be meaningful and final results-oriented, while the populism is destructive”

Chairman of the State Duma emphasized importance of countering foreign interference

Viacheslav Volodin stressed that foreign states will continue their attempts to interfere in Russia’s internal affairs, as they want "to halt development of our country"

Petr Tolstoy announced that Russian delegation to PACE would not go to Strasbourg

The Deputy Chairman of the State Duma also said that Russian parliamentarians would follow the work of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe remotely

Viacheslav Volodin on restrictions on the Russian delegation: it would be right not to participate in the PACE session

The Chairman of the State Duma commented on the restrictions on freedom of movement of the Russian delegation in Strasbourg during the PACE session due to the fact that the EU does not recognize Sputnik V vaccine certificates

Viacheslav Volodin on the report of the European Parliament: “We will not tolerate such resolutions”

The Chairman of the State Duma is convinced that the adopted resolution “is another attempt to interfere in our internal affairs and put pressure on Russian citizens”

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”

The State Duma Commission does not exclude tightening of legislation relating Google

That was announced by the Chairman of the Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russia's Internal Affairs Vasilii Piskarev. He stressed that the company “shamefully evades responding to the claims”

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”

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”

Foreign tourists are able to obtain Russian visas through a simplified procedure

Foreign citizens are able to obtain visas for six months to visit Russia if they have hotel confirmation. The relevant law entered into force on August 25

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin congratulated Ararat Mirzoyan on his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia

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

Vasilii Piskarev: the US political elite is annoyed with strengthening of Russia’s sovereignty

The Chairman of the Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russia's Internal Affairs is convinced that anti-Russian politicians in the United States will continue to call on President Biden to impose new sanctions and to increase pressure on Russia