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Articles with tag "State Duma"

State Duma Lawmakers Demand Clarity on Alleged Telegram Advertising Ban

The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service said advertisers and distributors could face legal penalties for placing ads on the messaging app.

State Duma Passes Bill Protecting Foreign Fighters From Criminal Prosecution Back Home

The bill would make it illegal for authorities in Russia to extradite foreigners at the request of other governments if they signed military contracts...
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Foreign Intelligence Can See Russian Military’s Telegram Correspondence, Minister Claims

Digital Development Minister Maksut Shadayev said the alleged access was being used in combat operations against Russian forces in Ukraine.
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State Duma Passes Bill Giving FSB Authority to Shut Down Internet and Mobile Services

The bill would also allow the FSB to block regular calls, text messages and even postal services, officials said Tuesday.
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State Duma Lawmaker Rebukes Colleagues for Fueling Telegram Ban Rumors

Several lawmakers have recently made various claims about new restrictions and a possible block of the messaging app.
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State Duma Bars Reporters From Taking Photos of Parliamentary Sessions – Vedomosti

Some lawmakers had reportedly expressed anger over how reporters began taking photos of them during their return to work last week.
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State Duma Fires 15 Aides Accused of Selling Access to Parliamentary Meetings

The aides allegedly offered paid participation in State Duma roundtables to outside individuals and business groups, effectively selling access to parliamentary...
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State Duma Votes to End Annual Financial Disclosures for Officials

Under the legislation, financial monitoring of officials and their close relatives would instead be carried out through a closed state information system...
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State Duma Strips United Russia Lawmaker of Mandate Amid Bribery Investigation

Anatoly Voronovsky is accused of accepting $323,000 in bribes tied to road construction contracts.
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State Duma Passes 2026-28 Budget and Tax Increase Bills

Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said the bills were passed “under difficult circumstances,” citing more than 30,000 sanctions imposed on Russia.
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Putin Signs Law Introducing Work Placement Requirements for Young Doctors

Students enrolled in state-funded residency programs at medical universities must now undergo a work placement at public hospitals and clinics for up...
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Russian Lawmakers Still Prefer Telegram Despite Kremlin Push for State-Backed Max Messenger

Earlier reports said the presidential administration had instructed lawmakers and officials to move their official channels to Max.
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Senior Russian Lawmaker Rejects Idea of AI Deputies

Volodin's remarks came a week after Albania announced that the world’s first AI-generated minister would take charge of a new public contracts portfolio...
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Russia Moves to Toughen ‘Foreign Agent’ Law

If it becomes law, the bill would make it easier for law enforcement authorities to bring criminal charges against “foreign agents.”
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U.S. Lawmaker Says Congress Exploring UFO Talks With Russian Parliament

Florida Republican Anna Paulina Luna said she had “recently” spoken with Russian government officials and asked whether they had information to share...
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Russians Should Get Ready for More Internet Blackouts and Switch to Cash, Lawmaker Says

“Don’t turn into a hipster who only lives in the center of Moscow,” the head of the State Duma’s Industry and Trade Committee said.
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State Duma Lawmaker Casts 11 Votes Despite Being Dead

Mikhail Tarasenko’s death was announced in the middle of a parliamentary session on Tuesday, suggesting other lawmakers cast votes in his absence.
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Pro-Kremlin Figures Decry Bill Criminalizing Access to ‘Extremist’ Content

RT editor-in-chief Margarita Simonyan and Safe Internet League head Yekaterina Mizulina are among those who have criticized the bill.
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Environmental Experts and Russia’s Human Rights Chief Urge Lawmakers to Reject Baikal Logging Bill

Critics warn that the proposal to ease logging restrictions risks devastating Baikal’s fragile ecosystem, potentially enabling widespread clear-cutting...
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Russia Moves to Streamline Process for Labeling Groups as ‘Extremist’

If the law is passed, authorities will be able to classify an organization as extremist based solely on a single criminal conviction of one of its members...
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