Russia’s lower house of parliament supports amendments to ConstitutionThe State Duma passed a bill on amendments to the Russian Constitution in the first reading on Thursday.12:32 23.01.2020
President brings bill on amendments to Russian Constitution before parliamentPresident Vladimir Putin has submitted a bill on amendments to the Russian Constitution to the lower house of parliament.17:23 20.01.2020
No referendum required to amend Russia’s Constitution – rights advocateThe renewal of the Constitution proposed by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin requires neither a referendum, nor convening of the Constitutional Assembly, a member of the Presidential Council of Human Rights Alexander Brod has stated.17:13 17.01.2020
Russia’s President explains necessity to amend ConstitutionRussia’s President Vladimir Putin has clarified the essence of the amendments to the Constitution he proposed earlier at a meeting with members of a working group established to elaborate the respective suggestions.18:39 16.01.2020
Russian human rights advocates to work on proposals for Constitution amendmentsMembers of the Presidential Council for Human Rights have come into the working group on the development of proposals for amending the Russian Constitution.10:51 16.01.2020
President Putin stands for priority of Constitution in Russia’s legal frameworkIt is necessary to guarantee the priority of the national Constitution in Russia’s legal framework, where any international law standards and decisions of international bodies may be in effect only to the extent they do not restrict civil rights and liberties and comply with Russia’s Constitution, President Vladimir Putin stated addressing the Federal Assembly on Wednesday.16:02 15.01.2020
Putin proposes to extend State Duma powers in terms of naming Cabinet of MinistersRussian President Vladimir Putin during his address to the Federal Assembly on Wednesday proposed to extend the powers of the State Duma when it comes to the naming of government.15:15 15.01.2020
Putin: Minimum wages and pension adjustment rules need Constitutional guaranteesThe provisions that the minimum wages and salaries are to be at or above the subsistence income of the employable population need to be fixed in the Constitution, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said in his address to the Federal Assembly on Wednesday.14:03 15.01.2020
Putin sees no reason to change Russian ConstitutionPresident Vladimir Putin sees no reason to amend the text of Russian Constitution.13:57 19.12.2019
Ingushetia’s Constitutional Court exceeds authority in border case – Russian senatorThe Constitutional Court of Ingushetia has gone beyond its powers during verification of legislation approving an agreement on the republic’s administrative border with Chechnya.14:59 27.11.2018
Russian Supreme Court partially legalizes spywareThe Supreme Court of Russia has proposed not to punish people using spyware if such equipment had been bought for personal and family safety or if consumers had not been aware about such special capabilities of the purchased goods.11:59 27.11.2018
Russian courts convicted 13 persons of divulging state secrets in first half of 2017Russian courts have convicted thirteen persons of divulging state secrets in the first half of 2017, a report prepared by the Judicial Department of the Supreme Court reads on Wednesday.11:59 31.01.2018
Alleged Bout co-conspirator lashes out at Obama, US authoritiesRichard Chichakli, an alleged associate of convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout, sentenced to five years in US prison claims that his rights granted under the US Constitution were violated blaming Barack Obama and two other senior officials.13:39 18.12.2014
Lustration bill unconstitutional - Ukraine’s Prosecutor GeneralThe so-called lustration bill, under which about one million Ukrainian officials would be screened, contradicts the country’s constitution and international law, RIA Novosti reports, citing Ukraine’s Prosecutor General Vitaliy Yarema.10:33 01.10.2014
Ukrainian lawmakers reject presidential amendments to constitutionTwo parliamentary majority parties, Batkivshchyna and Svoboda (Freedom), have rejected the amendments to the constitution proposed by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, the parties’ representatives said on Tuesday.14:39 03.07.2014
Ukraine moves for greater decentralizationThe Ukrainian government plans to amend the constitution in order to the decentralize governmental authority, according to a statement issued by the Ukrainian Regional Development Ministry Tuesday.14:42 15.04.2014
Republic of Crimea adopts new constitutionLawmakers of the State Council of Republic of Crimea unanimously adopted the new constitution, RIA Novosti reports on Friday.11:18 11.04.2014
Republic of Crimea to adopt a new constitution on April 11The new constitution of Republic of Crime a will be adopted this Friday, April 11, head of the Crimean state council Vladimir Konstantinov declared at the council’s meeting on Wednesday.11:47 09.04.2014
Khrushchev’s transfer of Crimea to Ukraine was unconstitutional – PutinThe 1954 decision by leader Nikita Khrushchev to hand over the Crimean peninsula to Ukraine was unconstitutional, President Vladimir Putin said in an official address to federal and regional officials Tuesday.15:46 18.03.2014
Russia calls on Kiev to develop a new constitutionMoscow calls on Ukrainian parliament to assemble a conference with the representatives of the country's regions, to form a new federalized constitution, according to the statement released by the Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday.14:47 17.03.2014