State Duma News

The State Duma believes that the flow of refugees to Europe may intensify in case of new US attacks on Syria

This opinion was expressed by member of the Committee on International Affairs Elena Panina. The member of the Committee believes that threatening with new attacks on Syria the US wants to destabilize the situation on the world arena, and this can lead to a new flow of refugees to Europe, in particular, to Germany

The Committee on International Affairs believes that US military activity in Syria destabilizes the situation in the region

Member of the Committee on International Affairs Sergey Zhelezniak also said that the actions of the US military in Syria look like an attempt to provoke a new round of military conflict, to root in the country and create own US center of influence in it

Vasilii Piskarev: “Only together it's possible to struggle against the spread of the ideology of terrorism and extremism”

On September 3, Russia commemorates the Day of Solidarity in the Fight against Terrorism. This date entered the history of our country due to the tragic events in 2004 when terrorists took hostages at the Beslan Secondary School in North Ossetia. On this day the Russians throughout the country pay tribute to the victims of terrorist acts and law enforcement officers who died while performing their official duties

Leonid Slutskiy: Ukraine can only harm itself by ”unpleasant surprises“ for Russia

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs commented on the words of Ukrainian Permanent Representative to the UN Vladimir Yelchenko that Kiev is preparing anti-Russian initiatives concerning the Crimea and the Donbas

Viacheslav Volodin: the assassination of the head of the Donetsk People's Republic nullifies the meaning of the Minsk agreements

The Chairman of the State Duma commented on the information about the death of the head of the Donetsk People's Republic, Alexander Zakharchenko

Aleksei Chepa: “What the US is trying to do today is a threat to international trade relations“

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Aleksei Chepa commented on the first package of anti-Russian sanctions published by the United States

Sergei Gavrilov met the new head of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate

Chairman of the Committee on the Development of Civil Society, Public and Religious Associations, President of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy discussed with Metropolitan Eugene the issues of building a dialogue between the Estonian authorities and the Church

The Russian delegation took part in the celebrations of the anniversary of the recognition of Abkhazia's independence

Head of the Russian delegation, Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma Olga Timofeeva met President of the Republic of Abkhazia Raul Khadzhimba during her visit. The meeting was also attended by Prime Minister of the Republic of Abkhazia Gennady Gagulia and Speaker of the People's Assembly of the Republic of Abkhazia Valeriy Kvarchia

Anton Morozov: the statements of US President Donald Trump on the conditions for the lifting of anti-Russian sanctions — a signal for a new round of the negotiation process

The statements of US President Donald Trump on the conditions for the lifting of anti-Russian sanctions should be seen as a signal for a new round of the negotiation process. The member of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Anton Morozov expressed such opinion in an interview to RIA Novosti

Aleksei Chepa commented on the US refusal to participate in the meeting on Afghanistan

The US refusal to participate in the meeting on Afghanistan in Moscow demonstrates the reluctance of the US to give the primacy in the settlement of the situation in Afghanistan to Russia, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Aleksei Chepa said

Leonid Slutskiy commented on Latvian and Estonian demands

Sergei Mironov: The US oppose itself to the whole world by its sanctions

The head of the Just Russia faction commented on the new anti-Russian sanctions of the United States. He noted that the United States has fewer levers of influence, and said that in fact, the United States is ready to declare an economic war not only to Russia but to the whole world

Leonid Slutskiy: The EU so radically and operatively opposes the US position for the first time in its recent history

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy commented on the decision of the European Commission to apply the regulations blocking the action of US anti-Iranian sanctions on the EU territory. Leonid Slutskiy noted that EU thus demonstrated the priority of protecting its own interests. "It can be assumed that this is only the beginning of the divergence between the Washington and Brussels courses on key economic and political issues," the member of the State Duma believes

The Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs visited the Iranian province of Mazandaran

Prior the First meeting of the Commission on Cooperation between the State Duma and the Iranian Islamic Council (Parliament), Chairman of the Committee Leonid Slutskiy participated in the visit of the delegation of the Volgograd Region led by Governor Andrei Bocharov to Mazandaran,the Caspian region of Iran

Inga Iumasheva visited India to discuss interparliamentarian cooperation

Member of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Inga Iumasheva held a working visit to India, where she met Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to India N.R. Kudashev