State Duma News

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”

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

Anna Kuznetsova held a meeting with Special Advisor to the Syrian Presidency

Meeting participants discussed issues of humanitarian cooperation and current situation in refugee camps

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

President of Iran addressed members of the State Duma

Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi spoke about development of relations between Iran and Russia, fight against terrorism and NATO’s expansion

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

New requirements for foreign large IT-companies

The relevant amendments to the Russian legislation came into force on January 1. Read more about new requirements in our article

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

Issues related to the crisis in Russia-US relations were discussed at the State Duma

The issues were discussed during the round table held in advance of the “government hour” with participation of the Minister of the Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, which is planned to be held in January 2022

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