April 9, 2021 The State Duma Commission on Foreign Interference discussed with TikTok representatives company’s activities in Russia The Commission proposed to assist the social network in clarifying norms of Russian legislation for effective content moderation
April 9, 2021 Members of the State Duma to observe referendum on new draft Constitution of Kyrgyzstan The referendum will be held on April 11
April 9, 2021 Next week Viacheslav Volodin to hold meetings with foreign parliamentarians “We will continue our dialogue on development of inter-parliamentary cooperation with our colleagues-parliamentarians from Armenia and Uzbekistan”, said Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin
March 29, 2021 Member of the State Duma commented on Joe Biden’s plans to run for second term The recent statement by the US President Joe Biden about his plans to run for reelection in 2024 is an attempt to respond to suspicions of his incapacity and expectations of possible transfer of power to Vice President Kamala Harris, as said member of the Committee on International Affairs Elena Panina
March 25, 2021 Committee on International Affairs held a meeting with Ambassador of Russia to the United States Anatoly Antonov All the ideas expressed at the meeting related to cooperation between the Russian Federation and the United States of America would be taken into account in future work, as said Ambassador of Russia to the United States
March 19, 2021 First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Ivan Melnikov held a meeting with Ambassador of Vietnam to Russia The meeting was held in connection with the completion of the Ambassador’s diplomatic assignment in Russia
March 18, 2021 Leaders of the State Duma factions commented on Joe Biden’s statements about Russian President Earlier, the Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin called the recent comments of the President of the United States Joe Biden about the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin “hysteria caused by powerlessness” and stressed inadmissibility of such statements made by the head of the state
March 17, 2021 Viacheslav Volodin: attacks on Vladimir Putin are attacks on Russia Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin called the recent comments of the President of the United States Joe Biden about the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin “hysteria caused by powerlessness” and noted inadmissibility of such statements made by the head of the state
March 17, 2021 Visa procedures for close relatives of Russian citizens and for foreign tourists will be simplified Members of the State Duma adopted in the first reading several bills, according to which foreign tourists will need only a hotel booking confirmation to apply for a visa, and foreign close members of families of Russian citizens will be able to get multientry visas with extended period up to one year
March 15, 2021 Meeting of the PACE Commission to discuss countering COVID-19 may be held in Russia Chairman of the State Duma said that the issue was discussed at the meeting with PACE President Rik Daems
March 15, 2021 Chairman of the State Duma: PACE representatives to observe elections to the State Duma It was agreed at the meeting of Chairman of the State Duma and President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Rik Daems that PACE representatives would observe the parliamentary elections in Russia in September 2021
March 15, 2021 Viacheslav Volodin suggested PACE focusing on health protection of Europeans Chairman of the State Duma and the PACE President Rik Daems discussed at the meeting issues related to the current COVID-19 situation and vaccination
March 5, 2021 Member of the State Duma called new possible sanctions against Russia “a provocative planted story” Any allegations of using chemical warfare agents by Russia were just nonsense and nothing more, as said the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy
March 5, 2021 Ivan Melnikov: new possible US sanctions against Russia will affect US companies The First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma stressed that Russia would handle any sanctions, as Russia is a country with great resources
March 5, 2021 The State Duma Commission on Foreign Interference to develop legislative measures to protect children Members of the Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russia's Internal Affairs discussed recent attempts to influence children and teenagers with a help of foreign social media
