February 19, 2022 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
February 19, 2022 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
February 18, 2022 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”
February 17, 2022 Vyacheslav Volodin to pay official visits to Cuba and Nicaragua Issues of bilateral cooperation and further development of inter-parliamentary dialogue will be discussed during the official visits of the Chairman of the State Duma
February 16, 2022 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
February 15, 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
February 11, 2022 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
February 10, 2022 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
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
February 3, 2022 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”
January 26, 2022 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
January 26, 2022 Remarks by leaders and representatives of the State Duma factions on report of Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Members of the State Duma expressed their support for Russia’s foreign policy persuaded by the Ministry of the Foreign Affairs. They also called for cohesion in the face of current threats and challenges
January 26, 2022 Ivan Melnikov met with Ambassador of Argentina to Russia Eduardo Antonio Zuain Meeting participants discussed issues of inter-parliamentary cooperation and epidemic control measures
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”
