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Articles with tag "State Duma"

expanded legislation

Russian Lawmakers Pass Bills Allowing Future Suspects, Convicts to Sign Army Contracts

Both bills would replace existing laws that cover only those suspected or convicted of crimes committed before June 2023.
tightening screws

Russian Lawmakers Pass Advertising Ban for 'Foreign Agents'

If the bill is passed into law, advertisers would be banned from working with “foreign agents.”
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whataboutism

Russian Duma Speaker Blames U.S., EU for Navalny’s Death

“It is they who made a huge number of ill-fated decisions and cling to their positions who benefit from his death,” Vyacheslav Volodin said.
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new bill

Russia Moves to Ban Foreign State-Funded Orgs as ‘Undesirables’

Senior State Duma lawmaker Vasily Piskarev accused the West of forcing Russia to expand its criteria for “undesirable” organizations.
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confiscation bill

Russian Lawmakers Pass Bill Allowing Property Seizure From War Critics

“An absolute major thinks it's necessary to punish traitors," State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said after Wednesday's vote.
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'scoundrels bill'

Russia's State Duma Moves to Seize Property of Army Critics

The draft legislation, now passed in its first reading, would allow authorities to seize the property of those convicted of “discrediting” the army...
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new bill

Russia to Debate Seizing Property From Army Critics

Russia will consider a bill next week that would confiscate the money, property and valuables of anyone convicted of spreading "fakes" about its army,...
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pay up

Russian Lawmakers to Lose Free Gas Privileges for Driving Foreign Cars – Izvestia

Putin ordered officials in August to support sanctions-hit domestic carmakers by giving up foreign-made vehicles.
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reproductive rights

Russian Lawmakers Oppose Ban on Abortions in Private Clinics – Vedomosti

The State Duma’s Committee on Health Protection reportedly insisted that a woman's right to choose where she has an abortion should be preserved.
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go, go gadgets

Russia's State Duma Bans Cellphones in School Classrooms

“Parents and teachers asked us to back this rule. The adopted decision will improve the quality of our children’s education,” said the State Duma's...
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exclusive

Hours Before Declaring Mutiny, Prigozhin Secretly Planned Duma Speech to Win Back Putin’s Favor

The speech, called off at the last minute, would have been the late mercenary leader's last-ditch attempt to garner the president's approval.
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two birds, one stone

Russian State Duma Lawmakers Stripped of Mandates

Deputies Vasily Vlasov and Vadim Belousov were formally dismissed from Russia's lower-house State Duma for skipping committee meetings for more than a...
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CTBT

Russia Moves to Revoke Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

The move comes after President Vladimir Putin said earlier this month he was "not ready to say" whether Russia needed to carry out live nuclear tests.
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'mirrored response'

Russian Lawmakers to Consider De-Ratifying Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

The speaker of Russia’s lower-house State Duma said he and his fellow deputies would discuss de-ratifying the CTBT at their next meeting.
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on the run, on the job

Fugitive Russian Lawmaker Retains Position in Parliament 1 Year After Bribery Conviction – Report

In August 2022, deputy Vadim Belousov was found guilty of accepting a bribe of 3.2 billion rubles — described as the largest in modern Russia’s history...
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back to the ussr

Russian Lawmakers to Trade Foreign Cars for Domestic Brands, State Duma Speaker Says

Lawmakers will apparently be swapping in their BMWs and Mercedes for Moskvitch, Lada and Aurus models.
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no more shows

Russian Lawmakers Banned From Unauthorized Visits to Ukraine Frontline – RBC

Sources in Russia’s lower-house State Duma said that soldiers fighting at the front have grown irritated with lawmakers' political “PR stunts.”
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Tochka Ru Only

Russian Lawmakers Approve Ban on Website Registration With Foreign Emails

If the bill is passed into law, online users will be required to create accounts using Russia-based "identifiers," such as emails ending in the .ru domain...
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mandatory service

Russia Backtracks on Pledge to Raise Minimum Draft Age

“We decided to keep the lower draft age limit at 18 years because a lot of young men want to serve at 18,” a senior Russian lawmaker said.
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transgender ban

Russian Lawmakers Approve Ban on Gender Reassignment

The lower-house State Duma approved in its third and final reading the bill that bans "medical interventions aimed at changing the sex of a person."
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