State Duma News

Members of the State Duma expressed their willingness for thorough discussion of relations with Georgia

A meeting of the informal Russia-Georgia inter-parliamentary dialogue group was held in the State Duma, the meeting participants discussed inter-parliamentary cooperation in the political and humanitarian spheres, as well as the current state and prospects of relations between Moscow and Tbilisi

Leaders of the State Duma factions discussed key security threats

Parliamentary hearings “Ensuring strategic stability in the context of a changing global security architecture: a parliamentary dimension” were held at the State Duma today. The participants discussed new global challenges and threats, Russia's role in strengthening international security, as well as the importance of developing the institutions of inter-parliamentary diplomacy

Viacheslav Volodin: Vladimir Putin gives Georgia a chance

The Chairman of the State Duma spoke in favor of maintaining the position of the State Duma on the need to impose special economic restrictive measures against Georgia

The State Duma to send a resolution on Georgia to the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation today

The Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin stressed that members of the State Duma believe that any manifestations of “hatred, intolerance and offensive words towards the leadership of our country, the President of the Russian Federation, the Russian state and our citizens” are inadmissible

Viacheslav Volodin: decision of the UK Foreign Office to deny RT and Sputnik accreditations to Conference for Media Freedom is violation of the rights

The Chairman of the State Duma commented on the situation when the British Foreign Office denied the Russian media RT and the Sputnik news agency accreditations to the Global Conference for Media Freedom, which opens in London on July 10, because of allegations against these media in spreading disinformation

The State Duma supported the imposition of sanctions against Georgia

The relevant statement was supported by all factions of the State Duma. The decision to impose special economic restrictive measures on Georgia, where anti-Russian provocations continue to take place, has to be made by the President of the Russian Federation on the proposal of the Government of the Russian Federation

Why the world needs the development of parliamentarism: five tasks of inter-parliamentary dialogue

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin in the article in "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" wrote about the need to overcome the crisis of international law, to counter jountly global threats, and the resons why multipolarity requires parliamentary mechanisms for discussion

The State Duma to adopt a statement on the situation in Georgia

The Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin told about that after the meeting of the Council of the State Duma. In particular, members of the State Duma will propose to the Government of the Russian Federation to suspend import of Georgian wine and mineral water to Russia, as well as to ban remittances to Georgia. “We consider offends of our country, threats to our citizens, insults against our President, unacceptable,” stressed Viacheslav Volodin

The Council of the State Duma to discuss the imposition of restrictions on certain goods from Georgia

According to parliamentarians, unfriendly actions against Russian citizens and Russia in Georgia should be adequately assessed. Members of the State Duma intend to propose suspending import of wine and mineral water from Georgia, as well as to limit remittances to this country

Viacheslav Volodin: radicals in Georgia, whose goal is to overthrow the current government, need the conflict with Russia

According to the Chairman of the State Duma, the tension will continue to be escalated by a group of radicals and their Western handlers, they expect to come to power that way

The State Duma considers the resolutions of national parliaments on lifting of anti-Russian sanctions important

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy called Speaker of the National Council of Slovakia Andrej Danko a courageous man and stressed that “such resolutions show the position of large number of the country's population, and that sooner or later it will have a positive reverse effect on Brussels"

Andrej Danko: sanctions policy has failed to meet its goal

Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic said that he hopes for the early lifting of anti-Russian sanctions, as he told the Russian newspaper "Izvestia". At the same time, the Parliament of Slovakia may consider a resolution on the suspension of anti-Russian sanctions and normalization of relations with Russia within two months

Address of the President of the Russian Federation to participants of the Second International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”

Vladimir Putin: the modern world needs an open and free exchange of views

The President of the Russian Federation stated this at the final plenary session of the Second International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”. Participants from 132 countries of the world during three days have held discussions in round tables and sections, as well as have taken part in the events of the Parliamentary Conference “Russia-Africa”. The day before the Forum Declaration was adopted

The Russia-Africa Conference will help parliamentarians find new solutions to problems for the long term

The parliamentary conference was held on the eve of a landmark event in Russian-African relations – a Russia-Africa summit that will take place in Sochi on October 24 this year. The summit was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin