State Duma News

Irina Yarovaya: the US Department of State’s report is an expression of hysteria and fear

Parliamentarians commented on the recent report made by the US Department of State on the eve of the announcement of the results of the work of the Parliamentary Commission on Investigation into Activities of Biological Laboratories in Ukraine

Draft statement on recognition of actions of Germany and its collaborators during the Great Patriotic War as genocide of peoples of the USSR submitted to the State Duma

Document was introduced by the Committee on International Affairs

Vyacheslav Volodin: the EU leaders, by continuing sending weapons to Kiev, act against their national interests at the expense of European citizens

Washington had once again proved that the main principle of its policy was to use other states to achieve its own interests, as stressed Chairman of the State Duma

Petr Tolstoy: Russia to reconsider issue of payments to OSCE PA, if our delegation is not allowed to participate in its work

Head of the Russian delegation, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma said that at the meeting of the OSCE PA General Committee

Members of the State Duma supported suspension of the Treaty between Russia and the USA on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms

The relevant draft law was unanimously adopted by members of the State Duma. The day before, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted the need to adopt that measure in his Presidential Address

Vyacheslav Volodin held a meeting with Speaker of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska Nenad Stevandić

After the meeting the delegation of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska visited the State Duma plenary hall. Members of the State Duma greeted the guests

Vyacheslav Volodin: dialogue with Russia on issues of security of our country in the language of ultimatums is not acceptable

Chairman of the State Duma posted that on his Telegram channel

Members of the State Duma supported decision to terminate international treaties related to the Council of Europe

Adopted law establishes the legal basis for Russia’s decision to withdraw from the Council of Europe on 16 March 2022. The document implies termination of 21 international treaties related to the Council of Europe

Appeal of the State Duma of the Russian Federation to the United Nations with a Proposal for an Urgent Investigation by the International Community into the Crime Committed by the USA in the Baltic Sea on 26 September 2022

An appeal was unanimously supported by all factions of the State Duma

The State Duma denounced the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption

After adoption of the decision on withdrawal of the Russian Federation from the Council of Europe, Russia lost the right to participate in the discussion or adoption of reports and to vote in the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO). The denunciation of the Convention is aimed at preventing any discrimination measures against the Russian Federation that could be adopted by the Group's evaluation mechanisms

Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov took part in the “government hour” at the State Duma

Minister told parliamentarians about actual issues of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation. Members of all factions endorsed activities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs aimed at ensuring national interests and implementing Russia's strategic national priorities

Appeal of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation to the parliaments of the countries of the world in connection with the military-biological activities of the United States in foreign states

Members of the State Duma adopted an appeal by the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation to the world parliaments in connection with the US military biological activity outside its territory

The document was prepared by the Parliamentary Commission on Investigation into the Activities of the US Biological Laboratories on the Territory of Ukraine, which concluded that “the US biomedical programme is being implemented and funded by the Pentagon and is of a secret and military-applied nature”

Vyacheslav Volodin and Sahiba Gafarova signed an agreement on cooperation between the State Duma and the Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan

Chairman of the State Duma stressed that the parliamentarians of Russia and Azerbaijan should provide legislative support for the decisions reached by the Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev, as “our citizens are waiting for that”

Irina Yarovaya: the fact that the USA is training militants is an act of international terrorism

Co-Chair of the Parliamentary Commission on Investigation into Activities of the US Biological Laboratories in Ukraine, Deputy Chairwoman of the State Duma Irina Yarovaya commented on the recent information announced by the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation that the USA was involved in recruiting militants to terrorist acts in Russia and CIS