State Duma News

Head of International Committee called the prisoners exchange between Russia and Ukraine a step towards restoring dialogue

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy noted the importance of the fact that in this situation the new Ukrainian authorities took a reasonable approach and were guided by the people’s fate

State Duma will closely monitor the progress of the case against the UEC top manager Alexander Korshunov

According to Leonid Slutskiy, Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, US charges against Alexander Korshunov may be far-fetched to undermine the professional reputation of the Russian aircraft industry

Member of the International Committee commented on the speech of the Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Eastern Economic Forum

“During the 5th Eastern Economic Forum Vladimir Putin actually outlined his views on the prospects for changing the format of the international discussion and expansion of the G7 by including not only our country but also such states as China, India, and Turkey. The key signal sent to foreign partners by our president is that Russia is open for cooperation,” said Sergei Zhelezniak, member of the Committee on International Affairs

Dmitrii Novikov: all the key political forces of Mongolia and Russia support our convergence

According to Dmitrii Novikov, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, Russia and Mongolia "have opportunities for economic and cross-border cooperation. In addition, the possibilities for humanitarian cooperation, ranging from educational environment and to cultural projects in the field of art, should not be underestimated"

The State Duma called the words of US congressmen to impose sanctions against the Russian authorities a blatant interference in Russian affairs

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy said that the appeals of the Chairman and eldest republican of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives of the US Congress, Eliot Engel and Michael McCaul, “once again confirm of the correctness of the decision of the State Duma to create a special Commission to investigate the facts of foreign interference in the internal affairs of the Russian Federation”

Parliamentarians consider it necessary to conduct a dialogue on interference only on the territory of our country

Commenting on the invitation of the head of the General Management of Deutsche Welle to visit Bonn or Berlin for talks, the head of the Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russia's Internal Affairs Vasilii Piskarev told parliamentary reporters that “all the issues that the Commission reviews relate to Russia, not Germany," and the dialogue must be conducted on the territory of the Russian Federation

Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russia's Internal Affairs will invite US Ambassador and Deutsche Welle heads

The Commission will send an invitation to the US ambassador to Russia, Jon Huntsman, to explain why the official social media accounts of the diplomatic mission posted information about the route of the unauthorized rally in Moscow. The second invitation will also be sent to the heads of the Deutsche Welle broadcasting company

Deutsche Welle's head office assumed responsibility for publication of the Moscow office

Head of General Management of Deutsche Welle Johannes Hoffmann stated that in the letter to the Chairman of the Commission of the State Duma on the investigation of the foreign states' interference in the Russia's internal affairs Vasilii Piskarev

Vasilii Piskarev: Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference in the Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation is waiting for an explanation from the US Ambassador Huntsman

As he emphasized, "the Commission still has questions to Mr. Huntsman, despite his explanations in the mass media"

Viacheslav Volodin: State Duma members will continue to work on countering terrorism, including on international platforms

On September 3, Russia commemorates Day of Solidarity in the fight against terrorism

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin will visit Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan in September

Interregional cooperation and strengthening global security will be the main topics of inter-parliamentary meetings and events of the State Duma in the fall session

Delegation of the State Duma paid a visit to Slovakia

The State Duma delegation headed by Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy took part in the celebrations dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the Slovak national liberation uprising against fascist occupation

Adalbi Shkhagoshev: Georgian President has softened her tone towards Russia

First Deputy Head of the United Russia faction, member of the Committee on Security and Corruption Control emphasized that Russia was ready to resume relations, which it had never ruined. He believes that only after apologies for Russophobic sentiments it is possible to take next steps

Leonid Slutskiy commented on the release of Kirill Vyshinsky

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy hopes that the “constructive approach of the new Kiev authorities [shown in the case of the head of RIA Novosti Ukraine –Editor’s Note] will be projected into other areas of relations with Russia”

Head of the International Committee informed that meetings with US congressmen and senators have not been planned in Moscow

Commenting on the statement of the US Senator Ron Johnson that he was denied Russian visa, the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy emphasized that at the moment there is no information about the visit of the US Congress delegation to Russia, which the Senator referred to