Chairman of the State Duma

According to Sergey Naryshkin, the West is doing this in order to open a second front because the war in Ukraine "is not developing in favor of Kyiv".
"We see constant attempts by Washington, Brussels and London to convince the Georgian leadership of the need to open a so-called second front," Naryshkin said during his visit to Belarus, according to CNN.

"Washington is ready to do everything to maintain its power over the world, sacrificing the welfare of citizens and the economy of European countries," Duma President, Vyacheslav Volodin, said.

Constitutional changes allowing Vladimir Putin to run for president again in 2024 sailed through Russia's lower house of parliament on Wednesday, opening the way for him to potentially stay in power until 2036, Reuters reported.

"I think that Russia, with its vast territory, with many faiths, with a large number of nations, peoples, nationalities living in the country - you can't even count, someone says 160, someone 190, you know, needs strong presidential power," Putin said at a meeting with the public.

BELGRADE - Belgrade is proud of Serbia's relations with Russia, which are better than they have ever been in modern history, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said at a meeting with the Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin Monday.

Vucic and Volodin discussed the relations between the two countries and the Serbian parliament and the Duma.

Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic met on Monday with Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin.