March 15, 2019 The Chairman of the State Duma urged to seek compensation from Ukraine in favor of Crimea Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin urged to oblige Ukraine to compensate the Crimea for losses for being its part
March 13, 2019 Aleksei Burnashov: Russia and Austria to enhance bilateral dialogue Member of the State Duma, coordinator of the Russia-Austria parliamentary friendship group, Aleksei Burnashov commented on the results of the visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Austria Karin Kneissl to Moscow
March 12, 2019 Petr Tolstoy: we will not tolerate any attempts to interfere in our internal affairs The interests of Russian citizens, not European resolutions and recommendations, shall be a priority of not only domestic but also Russian foreign policy, the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma believes
March 11, 2019 A delegation of French politicians headed by Thierry Mariani will visit the Crimea on March 13–16 According to Leonid Slutskiy, Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, the guests from France will take part in the celebrations on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the annexation of the peninsula to Russia
March 11, 2019 Vladimir Shamanov met with military attaches in the State Duma The Chairman of the Committee on Defense gave an assessment of the situation in the world to foreign military attaches, and also assured that Russia does not intend to get involved in a “devastating” arms race and acts in full compliance with international treaties in matters of developing strategic weapons
March 7, 2019 Vasilii Piskarev discussed issues of countering the drug threat with the Iranian delegation Brigadier General Eskandar Momeni, Secretary General the Drug Control Headquarters of Iran, stressed that Iran and Russia, who today are forced to resist the onslaught of international terrorism and drug crime, should actively exchange practical experience and develop cooperation
March 6, 2019 Vicheslav Volodin urged to bring to justice US Senator Ben Cardin Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin instructed the Committee on International Affairs to consider the issue of bringing to justice US Senator Ben Cardin for defamation of member of the State Duma Vladislav Reznik
March 5, 2019 Russia and Italy will pay particular attention to the digital economy “Today we are trying to find ways to solve the issues of creating a favorable environment together for further development of new technologies, and the current experience of Russia and Italy in this field will help us to take these steps together,” said Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin, opening the meeting of the High Russian-Italian Inter-Parliamentary Commission
March 5, 2019 Roberto Fico: Italian parliamentarians advocate return of the Russian delegation to PACE President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Italian Republic Roberto Fico spoke at the plenary session after a bilateral meeting with the Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin
March 5, 2019 Viacheslav Volodin named one of the priorities of relations between Russia and Italy "Issues of humanitarian cooperation and cultural exchanges are one of the priorities of our mutual decisions," said the Chairman of the State Duma during a bilateral meeting with President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament Roberto Fico. The parties also discussed the development of inter-parliamentary interaction and economic cooperation
March 4, 2019 Leonid Slutskiy called the Presidential Decree on the suspension of the INF Treaty as a forced and symmetrical measure At the same time, the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs stressed that this is not about Russia’s withdrawal from the treaty, the Russian Federation is only “freezing its obligations under the INF Treaty”
March 4, 2019 Viacheslav Volodin met with President of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association The meeting participants exchanged views on the Russia-US relations, discussed the humanitarian projects, as well as the possibility of intensifying contacts between the State Duma and the US Congress
March 1, 2019 Viacheslav Volodin: Russian delegation will ask to assess the situation in Venezuela at the session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Chairman of the State Duma Viacheslav Volodin announced this at a meeting with Executive Vice President of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez. The parties discussed the situation in the Republic, stressing the importance of observing the norms of international law and the principles of non-interference in the affairs of sovereign states
February 28, 2019 Leonid Slutskiy commented on the results of the second USA-DPRK summit The summit showed that "issues of North Korean settlement shall not be left only to Washington alone," said the Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs
February 26, 2019 Member of the State Duma commented on the statement of Andrzej Duda about the expansion of the US military presence in Poland Deputy Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Aleksei Chepa stated that “this is another unfriendly step of Poland towards Russia.” “The decision will only aggravate the already difficult relationship, complicate the entire geopolitical situation not only in Poland but also in Europe in general,” the parliamentarian said
