State Duma News

New procedures of Russian language proficiency tests foreign citizens in the Russian Federation

The updated information about new unified procedures of Russian language proficiency tests, tests on the history of Russia and Russian legislation for foreign citizens

Viacheslav Volodin urged international organizations to put issue of protection of rights and freedoms of citizens in order

Chairman of the State Duma stressed the need to monitor by representatives of PACE and OSCE not only the actions of the Ukrainian authorities and analyze the results, but also to monitor the situations in other states

Members of the State Duma condemned decision of Ukrainian authorities not to recognize Russians as indigenous people

Members of the State Duma consider the legislative initiative of the President of Ukraine as “an insult to historical memory and blatant provocation aimed at escalating tensions and conflicts in Ukraine and abroad”

Viacheslav Volodin: President proposed a new agenda for Europe and the USA at SPIEF

A citizen is a priority on this agenda, as the Chairman of the State Duma told reporters following the events of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

Chairman of the State Duma: dialogue between Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden is necessary

Viacheslav Volodin noted the role of the Russian President in ensuring global security and that his role was undeniable

Viacheslav Volodin confirmed possible interference of the Western states in the elections in Russia

"The United States will try to do everything possible to weaken the existing authorities in the Russian Federation, as the current situation is not good for the US authorities, because our country is developing and defending its interests,” stressed the Chairman of the State Duma

Viacheslav Volodin called Nord Stream 2 “economic project”

Chairman of the State Duma in an interview to RT on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum said that Russia, EU and the United States of America considered the Nord Stream 2 as economic project, but the US authorities understand that they would not stand that competition and started to use political tools

Chairman of the State Duma: Russia is developing, so there will be new accusations

Viacheslav Volodin in an interview to the TV show “Time will tell” on Channel One Russia said that Russian system should not only respond to the current challenges but also be ready to address new challenges that definitely would appear in the future

Viacheslav Volodin: Ukrainian authorities are systematically trying to destroy everything that the multinational Ukrainian people have

Chairman of the State Duma called actions of the Ukrainian authorities to change the streets names after Soviet heroes “attempts to hold onto power”

Ivica Dacic: Serbia and Russia are more than just historical friends and allies

Speaker of the National Assembly of Serbia addressed members of the State Duma at the plenary meeting and stressed the need to improve further cooperation and preserve existing legacy

Ivan Melnikov: multipolar world can only be built on geopolitical cooperation

First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma stressed that Russia and China could show a good example of a positive constructive agenda

Viacheslav Volodin and Ivica Dacic agreed to strengthen inter-parliamentary cooperation between Russia and Serbia

Chairman of the State Duma and Speaker of the National Assembly of Serbia supported further development of cooperation within the framework of high-level interparliamentary commission, relevant committees and different international organizations

Sergei Gavrilov paid a visit to the Hellenic Republic

Issues related to the activities of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy were discussed during the visit

Viacheslav Volodin: Russia has become stronger and more independent over the years of sanctions

Chairman of the State Duma stressed that in such difficult situation, the Russian President had managed to unite society, overcome challenges and had done a lot to help Russia to withstand and develop

Chairman of the State Duma discussed with Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea issues of inter-parliamentary cooperation

Viacheslav Volodin and Park Byeong-seug agreed to enhance inter-parliamentary cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Korea in the field of technology and production of COVID-19 vaccines