Slutsky Leonid Eduardovich

May 11, 2021

The Committee on International Affairs told about the procedures related to denunciation of Open Skies Treaty

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy said all procedures related to withdrawal from the Treaty on Open Skies would be completed by the end of May

April 23, 2021

Leonid Slutskiy is convinced that Russia will respond to expulsion of Russian diplomats from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs stressed that “the vassal loyalty of the Baltic states to the US course has never been in question”

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy

April 15, 2021

Member of the State Duma said that Russia would provide response to all new US sanctions

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy is convinced that new restrictions are another very serious step towards degradation of Russia-US cooperation

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

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy and Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States of America Anatoly Antonov

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

February 19, 2021

Leonid Slutskiy commented on his visit to Belgrade

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs paid a visit to Belgrade where he held meetings with President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić, Speaker of the National Assembly Ivica Dacic and Chairman of the Committee on Kosovo-Metohija Milovan Drecun, who is also a head of the parliamentary friendship group on cooperation with the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

January 28, 2021

Leonid Slutskiy: PACE ratified full credentials of the Russian delegation

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs said that Russia would continue to convey consistently its position directly to its European colleagues

January 22, 2021

Member of the State Duma called attempts of the European Parliament to stop Nord Stream 2 completion “loud shooting blanks”

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy said that calls of the European Parliament for immediate halt on Nord Stream 2 construction and new restrictive measures over Navalny arrest were just another form of interference and pressure on justice system

December 7, 2020

Leonid Slutskiy: US sanctions against Nord Stream 2 should be a negative signal for Europe

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs is convinced that Washington’s unfair competition with Moscow hits the European companies

November 19, 2020

Leonid Slutskiy offered UN representatives to visit Crimea

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs recalled that the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly every year adopts a resolution on the alleged human rights violations in Crimea initiated by Ukraine

October 20, 2020

Members of the State Duma met with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić

Issues related to the recent amendments to the Russian Constitution and issues of protection of the rights of the Russian-speaking people in the Baltic states and Ukraine were discussed at the meeting. Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy also proposed to prepare a joint statement on countering COVID-19

Meeting of Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy and Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić

October 7, 2020

Member of the State Duma commented on the ban on St. George ribbons in Latvia

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy said that the members of the State Duma strongly condemn such decisions. "Unfortunately, the Baltic counterparts continue to “trade Russophobic ideas” and to settle historical scores by criminal means,” he said

September 25, 2020

Member of the State Duma commented on the statement by President of Russia on a program for restoring the Russia-US cooperation in the field of international information security

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy stressed that the statement contained Russia’s proposals to resolve any issues in the field of cyber security through negotiations and move away from the practice of unfounded and unsubstantiated accusations

September 22, 2020

Aleksei Gordeev: it is necessary to strengthen inter-parliamentary cooperation between Russia and Mongolia

The Deputy Chairman of the State Duma noted the need to enhance cooperation between the State Duma and the State Great Khural. "Russia-Mongolia cooperation has great potential and good development perspectives, including in the parliamentary framework," said Aleksei Gordeev

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Aleksei Gordeev

September 17, 2020

Leonid Slutskiy: the resolution of the European Parliament is a direct and blatant interference in the internal affairs of our state

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs commented on the recent resolution of the European Parliament

September 8, 2020

Leonid Slutskiy: discussion on the situation in Belarus at PACE was politicized

Today, the PACE Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy discussed the current situation in Belarus, as said the Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs

August 24, 2020

Member of the State Duma commented on the expulsion of the Russian diplomat from Austria

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy said that a series of diplomatic scandals in European states might be part of a general campaign to discredit Russia or a major provocation

July 29, 2020

Chairman of the State Duma Committee commented on allegations against Russia of COVID-19 disinformation

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy commented articles of the Associated Press and The New York Times containing allegations against Russia of spreading disinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic to discredit the US authorities. He called it another fake and targeted media strategy in advance of the upcoming elections of the 46th US President

June 25, 2020

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

June 5, 2020

Chair of the International Committee commented on the State Department’s statement that Russia should leave the Middle East

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy reminded that the grounds of Russia’s presence in Syria are absolutely legitimate as it sent its personnel at the invitation of the country's leadership

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