State Duma News

Leonid Slutskiy told about the upcoming visit of President of the French National Assembly to Russia

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs said that the visit of Richard Ferrand is “really under consideration”, it may be held in the spring of 2019. “We hope that the meetings of High Russian-French Interparliamentary Commission will be resumed at the same time,” he added

Sergei Zhelezniak: “Among European countries hope of preserving peace and stability in the region is increasingly associated with Russia”

A member of the Committee on International Affairs noted that the disagreement of the United States with its EU partners on anti-Russian sanctions demonstrates the depth of contradictions in Washington’s relations with leading European countries that have begun to realize that Ukraine is ready to destroy the entire system of collective security

Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic: there is no confidence in Petr Poroshenko

The Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Andrej Danko, stated that there is no confidence in the version of events in the Kerch Strait, voiced by President of Ukraine Petr Poroshenko, stressing that Slovakia is not going to immediately condemn the incident

Members of the State Duma take part in International Conference on CSTO Economic Security

As Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Issues of the CIS and Contacts with Fellow Countryman Umakhan Umakhanov noted, it is possible to find the right format for the development of not just inter-state relations, but also scientific, legal, organizational basis for cooperation within the PA CSTO

Sergei Zhelezniak: “Britain will face a painful adaptation after Brexit”

A member of the Committee on International Affairs believes that this is due to the destructive activities of the current British Government. Britain’s relations with the rest of the EU member states will become tense, despite assurances of both sides to maintain close cooperation, believes the parliamentarian

Viacheslav Volodin: martial law in Ukraine was declared to preserve the political power of Petr Poroshenko

The Chairman of the State Duma expressed such opinion to parliamentary journalists. He urged to discuss the situation in Ukraine at the international level, "because today in the center of Europe there is a state whose leadership is trying to maintain power by any means, and human rights are being violated," he stressed

Viacheslav Volodin held a meeting with Chairman of the Jogorku Kenesh of Kyrgyzstan Dastanbek Jumabekov

The Chairman of the State Duma and the Chairman of the Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic discussed the development of inter-parliamentary cooperation between the two countries

Members of the Committee on International Affairs believe that the situation in Aleppo should receive the proper OPCW reaction

Chairman of the Committee Leonid Slutskiy said that "flirting of the West with terrorist organizations such as Jabhat al-Nusra leads to the fact that the center of terrorism still cannot be extinguished in Syria." He believes that this situation should finally be brought up for discussion by the world community

Viacheslav Volodin: the citizens of Ukraine became hostages of a crazy attempt of the leadership of their country

Viacheslav Volodin commented on signing a decree on the imposition of martial law in the country by President Petr Poroshenko. The decree is being discussed in the Verkhovna Rada and, perhaps, will be approved in the form of a law

Members of the State Duma called a brazen provocation the situation when Ukrainian vessels entered into Russian territorial waters

This statement was made by the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy. Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma Irina Iarovaia also commented on the situation in the Kerch Strait, who considered the incident as defiance, planned offense

Leonid Slutskiy: it is necessary to raise the topic of the crossing of the Russian state border by the ships of the Ukrainian Navy with the OSCE PA and IPU

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs stated that “it is necessary to take real measures on international platforms so that such incidents become impossible in the future”

Sergei Neverov urged the UN to take up the lead of CSTO and create a unified list of terrorist organizations

The Deputy Chairman of the State Duma stated this during the International Parliamentary Conference "Astana is the center of global integration, security, and peace"

Mikhail Degtiarev: safety of people during international sports events is the primary national task

The Committee on Physical Culture, Sport and Youth Affairs preliminary considered a draft law aimed at establishment of a legal framework for ensuring integral security during international sports events in the territory of the Russian Federation. Possible measures include the designation of off-limit areas, the prohibition of trafficking in weapons, ammunition, explosives, and others

Aleksei Chepa: the British authorities need the Skripals case to divert public attention from country’s internal conflicts

The Deputy Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs commented on the Scotland Yard’s publication of new videos with “suspects” of an attempt to kill the former GRU officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter. He called it “absolutely empty information, not supported by anything and not proving anything”

Member of the Committee on International Affairs explained the lack of interest of the EU and NATO in Ukraine’s membership

Member of the Committee, Anton Morozov, believes that neither NATO nor the European Union is waiting for Ukraine to become a member, because Ukraine would become “another parasite” for the European Union. In addition, the parliamentarian said that Ukraine “is of no value for NATO because it has a very weak army”