State Duma News

The State Duma Commission discussed with the Russian Foreign Ministry inconsistencies in the OPCW draft report on Navalny’s “poisoning”

Following the meeting of members of the State Duma Commission on the Investigation of Foreign Interference in Russia's Internal Affairs with representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, there was a decision to appeal to the Bundestag and the OPCW

Viacheslav Volodin: we will not implement the ECHR judgment requiring recognition of same-sex marriages

On July 16, the Council of the State Duma adopted a statement “On the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights requiring recognition of same-sex marriages in the Russian Federation”, as said the Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin

Remarks by members of the State Duma on proposal of the European Parliament not to recognize results of the elections to the State Duma

The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament had proposed to the EU to prepare to withhold recognition of the results of the parliamentary elections in Russia, if Brussels decided that the elections were conducted in violation of international norms

The State Duma Commission revealed new evidence of foreign interference in the election campaign in Russia

Members of the Commission had sent to the Prosecutor General's Office and Roskomnadzor the materials on the activities of the US organization National Democratic Institute for International Relations, recognized as undesirable in the Russian Federation, and asked to take all the necessary measures, as said the Chairman of the Commission on Foreign Interference Vasilii Piskarev

Viacheslav Volodin criticized calls not to recognize Russian and Chinese COVID-19 vaccines and called them “irresponsible and short-sighted stance”

The Chairman of the State Duma wrote in his Telegram channel that “the lack of constructive cooperation between countries contradicts the principles of protection of interests of citizens, peace and well-being of Europe”

Vasilii Piskarev: as the elections approach, attempts to destabilize the situation in Russia are doomed to failure

The parliamentarian stressed that politically motivated human rights organizations tried to shape world public opinion about Russia, as the elections to the State Duma will be held soon, but they do not notice real human rights violations in the Russia’s neighboring countries

Russian delegation left a conference hall of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly

“There is no reason to continue our work at the organization which ignores the rules of procedures and common sense,” stressed the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy

Petr Tolstoy at the OSCE PA stressed the need for objective reporting of elections in Russia

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma held talks with ODIHR Director Matteo Mecacci and the OSCE PA Secretary General Roberto Montella

Petr Tolstoy: decision not to allow the Belarusian representative to attend the OSCE PA session in Vienna is an unprecedented scandal

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy strongly condemned the decision not to allow the representative of Belarus Andrei Savinykh participate in the OSCE PA session in Vienna

Viacheslav Volodin proposed to discuss the issue of countering foreign interference at the CSTO PA meeting

The CSTO PA Chairman, Chairman of the State Duma noted the necessity to respect the national legislations of sovereign states, based on traditions and culture

Opening address by Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin at the CSTO PA Council meeting

Viacheslav Volodin announced creation of the institution of the CSTO PA partner states

He stressed that it would help to increase the efficiency and openness of the Assembly

Viacheslav Volodin and Mir Rahman Rahmani discussed issues of Russia-Afghanistan cooperation

Meeting was held within the framework of the working visit of the Chairman of the State Duma to Dushanbe, where was also held the meeting of the CSTO PA Council

The CSTO PA Council discussed issues of protecting historical memory and countering common external threats

Meeting of the CSTO PA Council was held on July 1 in Dushanbe

Statement by the CSTO PA Council on inadmissibility of foreign interference in the electoral processes of the Organization's member states