Duma
May 18 2022, 1:55 pm
Russia Mulls Leaving WTO and WHO
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has submitted a list of international agreements to the Russian State Duma for potential denouncement. They …
Lesia Dubenko
March 22 2022, 3:45 pm
Russia Adopts Bill on Jail Terms for ‘Fake’ News on State Actions Abroad
Russian lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation imposing jail terms of up to 15 years for publishing false information about Russia’s actions …
AFP
Oct. 5 2021, 6:09 pm
Zelensky enacts sanctions against Ukrainians, Russians involved in Duma elections
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has put into effect the decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine dated Oct. 5 …
Interfax-Ukraine
Sept. 27 2021, 5:13 pm
RFE/RL: Bill allowing more than two consecutive terms for regional leaders proposed in Russia
A bill allowing Russia’s regional leaders to serve more than two consecutive terms in office has been proposed by a group of lawmakers in the State …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Sept. 27 2021, 4:36 pm
Meduza: Duma to consider bill allowing regional heads to be elected for more than two consecutive terms
The Russian State Duma is set to consider a bill that would lift restrictions on the heads of regions being elected for more than two consecutive …
Meduza
Sept. 17 2021, 7:34 pm
Ukraine to impose sanctions against Russian elections in Donbas, Crimea
Ukraine will impose sanctions due to the holding of elections to the Russian State Duma in temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk …
Interfax-Ukraine
Sept. 17 2021, 6:00 pm
Wall Street Journal: Russia’s opposition candidates struggle to make a mark in election
When Boris Vishnevsky went to check the photo and biographical material that Russia’s election commission planned to post for his candidacy in this …
Wall Street Journal
Sept. 17 2021, 5:26 pm
Meduza: How Russia’s Parliament speaks
On September 17, voting began across Russia in parliamentary elections that will span three days. These contests are taking place against the backdrop …
Meduza
Sept. 17 2021, 4:44 pm
CNN: Russia goes to the polls amid crackdown on political dissent
Millions of Russians are expected to head to the polls over a three-day period starting Sept. 17 in elections taking place against the backdrop of an …
CNN
Sept. 16 2021, 5:56 pm
Washington Post: Russia’s parliament elections display Putin’s grip on opposition
Boris Vishnevsky is a slight man with thin graying hair, mournful eyes and a beard. He’s running for parliament against Boris Vishnevsky, a slight man …
Washington Post
Sept. 16 2021, 11:55 am
RFE/RL: A ‘single voting day’ in Russia…held over three days
As the old joke goes, the Soviet Union was heralded for producing the world’s largest microchips and the fastest watches. But Russia alone can lay …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Sept. 16 2021, 10:22 am
Associated Press: Parliamentary election unlikely to change Russia’s politics
After a few weeks of desultory campaigning but months of relentless official moves to shut down significant opposition, Russia is holding three days …
Associated Press
Sept. 15 2021, 5:39 pm
Reuters: Ukraine seethes as Putin’s party courts voters in Russia-controlled Donbas
DONETSK – Russian and separatist flags flutter in the air as lively music blares and fighters of illegal armed formations from Moscow-controlled …
Reuters
Sept. 15 2021, 3:27 pm
Associated Press: Russian feminist runs for Duma to take on domestic violence
MOSCOW — Alyona Popova’s campaign rhetoric is blunt: Unless she is elected to parliament, there won’t be much hope for a law against domestic violence …
Associated Press
Sept. 14 2021, 3:43 pm
Associated Press: Russia opposition stifled but unbowed as Duma election nears
In the months before the parliamentary election in Russia, authorities unleashed an unprecedented crackdown on the opposition, making sure that the …
Associated Press
Sept. 10 2021, 5:31 pm
RFE/RL: State pollster predicts five parties to enter Duma, headed by United Russia
State polling agency VTsIOM has published survey results suggesting the ruling United Russia party would receive 35.3 percent of the ballots cast by …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Sept. 9 2021, 1:12 pm
The Moscow Times: Russian diaspora aims to inform and influence ahead of Duma vote
Polina Sidelnikova has voted in every Russian election since she was 18. This year is no different, even though she now lives in the United …
The Moscow Times
Sept. 8 2021, 2:36 pm
RFE/RL: Doppelganger dirty trick in Russian election spawns online mockery
Now trending on Russian Twitter: the surname of the liberal St. Petersburg city lawmaker seeking reelection to the municipal legislature, Boris …
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
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