February 3, 2021 Sergei Neverov: foreign interference overstepped all the boundaries Head of the United Russia faction commented on the statements by Western politicians expressed their support for Alexei Navalny
February 2, 2021 Chairman of the State Duma: any calls for sanctions against Russian citizens should be strictly punished Viacheslav Volodin in the TV programme “60 minutes” stressed that each state should protect its sovereignty, economy and citizens from such actions
February 1, 2021 Chairman of the State Duma: Russia's position in PACE has greatly strengthened over the year, majority is seeking dialogue Viacheslav Volodin told journalists that there was a solid majority of those parliamentarians who did not support any attacks against the Russian delegation
January 28, 2021 Members of relevant committees of the State Duma and the Bundestag discussed Nord Stream 2 Following the meeting of Russian and German parliamentarians that was held via videoconference, Pavel Zavalnyi said that “all members of the Committee and all factions were convinced that Nord Stream 2 should be completed and that Germany and Europe needed it”
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 27, 2021 The State Duma adopted the President's bill on ratification of the agreement on extension of the New START Treaty On January 26, Russia and the United States agreed to extend the Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms by five years
January 27, 2021 Committee on International Affairs supported ratification of the agreement to extend the New START Treaty The document will be considered as a priority issue at the plenary session today
January 26, 2021 Petr Tolstoy: double standards undermine the PACE credibility Members of the Russian delegation to PACE, headed by Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Petr Tolstoy, held a meeting with the President of the Assembly Rik Daems. Russian parliamentarians drew attention to the inadmissibility of the use of double standards
January 25, 2021 Petr Tolstoy re-elected PACE Vice-President Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin told parliamentary journalists about that. He added that an attempt to organize debate on Navalny case at PACE had failed
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
January 20, 2021 Members of the State Duma plan to participate in several international events during the spring plenary session Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin told parliamentary journalists about those plans
January 20, 2021 Members of the State Duma condemn actions of Ukrainian authorities against Russian-speaking citizens Members of the State Duma considers it inadmissible to ban and persecute Russian and other languages used in Ukraine under the pretext of protecting the state Ukrainian language
January 20, 2021 Members of the State Duma condemn disproportionate use of force by police and double standards in Europe Members of the State Duma urge parliamentarians and governments of European states “to demonstrate their readiness to follow unified approaches to assessing similar events that take place in their states and in foreign states, as well as to fully respect the right to peaceful assembly”
January 19, 2021 Members of the State Duma to raise the issue of oppression of Russian-speaking citizens in Ukraine at PACE Viacheslav Volodin gave relevant instructions at the first plenary meeting on January 19
January 19, 2021 The State Duma to request international organizations to analyze the situation with freedom of speech in the United States Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin gave relevant instructions to the Committee on International Affairs. He is convinced that it is necessary “to do everything to wake international organizations from their slumber”
