Chairman

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 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

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

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”

Vyacheslav Volodin told why the US authorities wanted to impose sanctions on Vladimir Putin

According to the Chairman of the State Duma, the US authorities do not like the fact that Russia has become a strong and independent state during the presidency of Vladimir Putin. Washington wants Russia’s president to be loyal and controlled

Vyacheslav Volodin: the Council of the State Duma to consider draft on recognition of LPR and DPR next week

Chairman of the State Duma noted the need to find solutions aimed at ensuring the safety of Russian citizens in those republics

Chairman of the State Duma met with President of Iran

Vyacheslav Volodin and Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi discussed issues of development of inter-parliamentary relations between the two states and new formats of cooperation

Vyacheslav Volodin had a conversation with Speaker of the National Assembly of Serbia Ivica Dacic

Speakers discussed issues related to development of Russia-Serbia inter-parliamentary cooperation

Vyacheslav Volodin: those who initiated sanctions should leave politics

Chairman of the State Duma stressed that foreign parliaments should assess actions of those politicians who supported sanctions policy. He also called on members of the State Duma to convey to the parliaments of NATO member states their position on the inadmissibility of Washington's aggressive policy

Chairman of the State Duma: NATO aims to occupy Ukraine

Vyacheslav Volodin is convinced that parliamentarians of all countries should recognize their responsibility and understand the consequences

Vyacheslav Volodin: many states that asked the USA for help, now regret it

Chairman of the State Duma recalled that many states had a lot of problems after the United States of America provided them assistance

Vyachelsav Volodin urged members of the US Congress to implement agreements reached by heads of states and not threaten with sanctions

Chairman of the State Duma in his Telegram channel stressed that “Washington threats do not frighten Russia, but destroy bilateral cooperation”

Vyacheslav Volodin had a telephone conversation with Speaker of the Knesset of Israel Mickey Levy

Issues related to enhancement of Russia-Israel inter-parliamentary cooperation were discussed during the telephone conversation

Chairman of the State Duma and President of Mongolia discussed development of inter-parliamentary relations

Vycheslav Volodin and Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh expressed support for enhancement of economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation

Chairman of the State Duma and President of the National Assembly of the Central African Republic discussed inter-parliamentary cooperation

Vyacheslav Volodin also invited Simplice Mathieu Sarandji to take part in the events of the 3rd International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism”

Vyacheslav Volodin met with Natalya Kochanova

Chairman of the State Duma and Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus discussed the decisions adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia on December 2

Chairman of the State Duma: NATO should share responsibility for the migration crisis at the border between Belarus and Poland

Vyacheslav Volodin said that “the US authorities are responsible for citizens of the Middle Eastern countries have become refugees”

Vyacheslav Volodin: The Union State is just at the beginning, and much remains to be done

Chairman of the State Duma stressed that “there are still a lot of capabilities of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia”

Structure of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia may be changed due to implementation of 28 union programs

The current structure of the Parliamentary Assembly will be reviewed by a relevant working group. Such proposal was made by the Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin at the 61st session of the Parliamentary Assembly