State Duma News

Leonid Slutskiy: new JIT accusations on the MH17 do not withstand any criticism

Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy commented on accusations of the Joint Investigations Team in relation to the MH17 disaster in Donbass in summer 2014. He noted that “the purpose of this so-called “investigation” is not to establish the truth but to slander Russia in any possible way. It is unworthy and low in relation to the memory of the victims of the disaster and the grief of their loved ones”

State Duma formed its part of the delegation to attend the PACE session

This was announced by Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin. He also stressed that the final decision on whether the Russian delegation participated in the session would be taken if the Assembly’s regulations on equal rights of delegations amended

Leonid Slutskiy: Russia suspends participation in the INF Treaty in response to a gross violation of the Treaty by the US

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs stressed that the decision to suspend the Treaty is a right one and it is well-timed

State Duma supported the decision of the President of the Russian Federation to suspend the INF Treaty

The decision on the renewal by the Russian Federation of the Treaty Between the USA and the USSR on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles will be taken by the President of Russia. The suspension of the Treaty is caused by the need to protect the national interests of our country

Leonid Slutskiy: “The US is actively exploiting the myth of the “Russian threat” as an excuse for moving its weapons to the Russian borders”

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs stated that "placing an additional American contingent in Poland will certainly not remain unanswered". Russian military experts will analyze all the risks, assess the possible consequences and develop an adequate response

56th session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia took place in Minsk

Formation of a single legal space and actualization of actions on implementation of the provisions of the Treaty on the Union State were the key topics of the session

Viacheslav Volodin proposed to activate work within the framework of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia

According to the Chairman of the State Duma, the parliamentarians of our states need to expand the formats of work that will allow making it more dynamic

Leaders of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia laid wreaths to the Victory Monument

Ceremony was traditionally held in the capital of the Republic of Belarus on the eve of the Memorial Day June 22

Delegation of the State Duma headed by Viacheslav Volodin arrived in Minsk

In the capital of the Republic of Belarus, the 56th session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union of Belarus and Russia will take place on 17 June. During the meeting, the priorities of the further development of the Union State and the activities of the Assembly will be discussed

Viacheslav Volodin: interest in the International Forum “Development of Parliamentarism” is growing — parliamentarians and experts from more than 110 countries will participate in it

The Chairman of the State Duma said that issues of international security, digital economy, and environmental protection will be the main topics of the International Forum "Development of Parliamentarism"

Council of the State Duma will decide on the application to PACE and approve the composition of the delegation on June 19

Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin specified that the delegation consists of seven representatives of the Federation Council and 11 members of the State Duma. It is planned that the delegation will be headed by Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy

International Committee supported the draft law on the suspension of the INF Treaty introduced by the Russian President

It recommended reviewing the first reading of the draft law on June 18. In accordance with the draft law, the President of the Russian Federation is entitled to decide on the renewal of the Treaty. The law will come into force on the date of its official publication

Leonid Slutskiy: Washington wants to realize its foreign policy tasks using a few recourses and bearing in mind only its needs

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs noted that the intention of the US Congress to increase military assistance to Ukraine to $250 million in 2020 fully complies with the American task of securing Ukraine in its sphere of influence, and the main goal of this is “to preserve Kyev’s anti-Russian policy without any possible constructive changes after the arrival of the new administration"

Evgenii Primakov: Healthy economic relationships with the East can be just as profitable as with Europe

A member of the Committee on International Affairs believes that "this is not a choice of “either or." He noted that China is a huge market, “and it’s really beneficial for us to cooperate with it”

Chairman of the relevant Committee commented on words of Ukrainian Foreign Minister about reaction to Russia’s return to PACE

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy said that the promises of the Ukrainian Foreign Minister "not to make formal polite gestures" towards PACE if the Russian delegation returns to Strasbourg is blackmail, which "is hardly able to impress anyone"