“Such a reaction
to the amendments is absolutely predictable. They want to our country to be weak,
they want us to experience same problems as in the 1990s and late 1980s,” said
Viacheslav Volodin
Vyacheslav Victorovich
The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the eighth convocation. Elected in single mandate constituency № 163 (Saratov constituency - Saratov Oblast)
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He added that such a reaction in the Western states is “another serious, strong argument […] and we follow the right course, we have done everything right”.
“Those introduced norms of the Constitution make our country stronger, so the chorus of critics has started the song again. They just do not want Russia to be a strong state and do not want people of our country to live better. They want us to experience problems, they want our country to be weak,” stressed the Chairman of the State Duma.
He recalled that Russia should be among top five strongest economies in the world, and changes to the Constitution will contribute to this. “We are entering a new phase — the phase of development,” added Viacheslav Volodin.
