State Duma News

The State Duma Commission on Foreign Interference sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs materials on a number of Baltic media outlets

According to the Chairman of the Commission Vasilii Piskarev, the Commission had revealed facts of dissemination of information by Baltic media containing pro-drug messages or encouraging young people to participate in mass riots and other violations of the law

Deputies – IAO members condemned the decision to change the status of Hagia Sophia

Meeting of the International Secretariat and Chairmen of the Commissions of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy was held via videoconference, and parliamentarians from 20 countries took part in it

The State Duma Commission revealed facts of foreign interference in the voting on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation

According to the Chairman of the Commission Vasilii Piskarev, in particular, the Commission received information on the increased foreign funding of Russian non-profit organizations by 20%, and that may be indicators of attempts to disrupt the Russian national vote

Viacheslav Volodin suggested examining compatibility of international treaties of the Russian Federation with the primacy of the Constitution

The Chairman of the State Duma announced that initiative at a meeting of the Bureau of the Council of Legislators. He recalled that the amendment on primacy of the provisions of the Russian Constitution over international agreements strengthens the sovereignty of Russia

The State Duma appealed to the Turkish Parliament on a possible decision to alter the status of Hagia Sophia

Members of the State Duma urged not to revise the decision of the founder of the Republic of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who transferred the cathedral into a museum in 1935, and that had made Hagia Sophia a symbol of peace and interreligious harmony for many years

Viacheslav Volodin: those people in the Western states who criticize the amendments to the Constitution want Russia to be weak

Chairman of the State Duma told that on the TV programme “Time Will Tell” on Channel One. He commented on the European and US critical statements on amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation supported by the majority of Russian citizens

The State Duma Commission to discuss information on attempts of foreign interference in voting on constitutional amendments

According to the Chairman of the Commission of the State Duma on the Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russia's Internal Affairs Vasilii Piskarev, a meeting to discuss that issue will be held very soon. Earlier, the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy sent the relevant appeal to the Commission

Chairman of the State Duma Committee responded to the EU criticism on constitutional amendments

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy is convinced that the claims of the representative of the European External Action Service Peter Stano that the amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation allegedly violate Russia's international obligations are devoid of any truth

State Duma Commission sent materials regarding several foreign media to the Prosecutor General's Office

The Commission of the State Duma on the Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russia's Internal Affairs established cooperation with public organizations and the Commission of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation on the development of the information community, the media and mass communications to quickly respond to foreign interference in the voting process on constitutional amendments, said Chairman of the Commission Vasilii Piskarev

Viacheslav Volodin: each vote in favour of amendments to the Constitution will make our country stronger

The Chairman of the State Duma in an interview to the programme “Parliamentary Hour” commented on the opinion of the Venice Commission, which contains a requirement to exclude or adjust certain amendments to the Constitution

Chairman of the State Duma: we should not stand to see defamation of memory of the victorious soldiers of World War II

Viacheslav Volodin noted that the denying the role of the USSR in the common Victory in some states is inappropriate, and it is important to transfer historical memory and truth to children and grandchildren

Viacheslav Volodin: priorities of Russia's CSTO chairmanship announced by the President of the Russian Federation are guides to action

The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin during the session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in November in Bishkek outlined the priorities of the Russian chairmanship of the Organization,” recalled the Chairman of the State Duma

Next CSTO PA session and meeting of the CSTO PA Council will be held in Russia

Date and venue will be determined later. Such decision was taken at the meeting of the Council of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization

Chairman of the State Duma: it is necessary to expedite the adoption of model acts to harmonize the legislation of the CSTO member states

Viacheslav Volodin noted that 31 model acts out of 43 planned for 2016-2020 have already been adopted

Viacheslav Volodin urged to strengthen the CSTO's capacity to address challenges similar to the spread of COVID-19

Chairman of the State Duma said that at the meeting of the CSTO PA Council, which was held via videconference for the first time. The issue includes coordination of the Organization's member states to ensure security in the face of pandemics and other threats