Russia’s upper house cancels resolution to use armed forces in UkraineThe Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, canceled the resolution to use the armed forces in Ukraine. Last Friday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko ordered a unilateral ceasefire between independence supporters and the government forces conducting a special military operation in the country’s east until June 27.13:45 25.06.2014
Putin proposes canceling resolution to use armed forces in UkraineThis Tuesday, before his flight to Vienna for an official visit, President Vladimir Putin sent a letter to Federation Council Chair Valentina Matviyenko and proposed canceling the resolution to use the armed forces in Ukraine, his press secretary Dmitry Peskov announced.15:11 24.06.2014
Russian upper house passes bill on citizenship for foreign investorsThe Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, on Wednesday passed a bill on granting citizenship to foreigners who invest more than 10 million rubles ($287,278) in Russia, or who have a Russian diploma and have worked here for at least three years.14:50 18.06.2014
Federation Council approves Crimea and Sevastopol judicial system reformThe Federation Council approved several bills on reforming the judicial system of Crimea. The reforms are based on Russia’s existing system, including the process for selecting judges and establishing judicial system bodies.13:19 18.06.2014
Russian senator proposes harsher punishment for pimpingAnton Belyakov, a member of the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia’s parliament, stands for harsher punishment for sex trade, managing brothels and advertising sexual services.11:16 03.06.2014
Russian Ministry of Justice authorized to put NGOs on foreign agent listOn Wednesday, the Federation Council approved a law authorizing the Ministry of Justice to register certain non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as foreign agents.14:13 28.05.2014
Russian upper house passes bill on fines for hiding dual citizenshipThe Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, on Wednesday passed a bill on penalties for concealing dual citizenship.12:12 28.05.2014
Ex-senator detained in Moscow on suspicion of $50 mln embezzlement - reportBusinessman Alexander Sabadash, a former member of the Russian parliament’s upper house, has been detained in Moscow for the alleged embezzlement of nearly 2 billion rubles (over $50 million) in the form of VAT refund.10:51 08.05.2014
Russia’s upper house adopts Nazi rehabilitation ban lawRussia's upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, on Tuesday adopted a bill that introduces criminal liability for whitewashing or glorifying Nazism, and spreading false information about the Soviet Union’s role in World War II.16:02 29.04.2014
Russian parliament approves law on national card payment systemThe Federation Council, the upper house of Russia’s parliament, approved the law on creating a national card payment system on Tuesday. President Vladimir Putin said that Visa and MasterCard could lose the Russian market and pointed to the need to create a national card payment system in Russia.15:28 29.04.2014
NGOs should be put on foreign agent registry by court order – officialRussian Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika said on Tuesday that NGOs should be put on the foreign agents list not only on a voluntary request, but on a court order as well.13:46 29.04.2014
Russian upper house approves bill on Russian language tests for migrantsThe Federation Council on Wednesday passed a bill on introducing obligatory tests in Russian language for labor immigrants.12:25 16.04.2014
Russia’s upper house proposes ban on glorification of NazismLawmakers of the Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, have drafted a bill establishing criminal liability for attempts to glorify Nazis or rehabilitate Nazism, according to Konstantin Dobrynin, the Deputy Chairman of the upper house's Constitutional Legislation Committee.16:47 24.03.2014
Russian upper house approves Crimea accession billRussian upper house of parliament, the Federation Council, on Friday approved the federal constitutional bill on accession of Crimea and Sevastopol. 155 senators votes yes unanimously, there were no votes against or abstained.14:31 21.03.2014
Russia mulls seizing assets of US, EU companies in response to sanctionsThe Federation Council, the upper house of Russia’s parliament, is developing a bill that would provide for the confiscation of the assets and accounts of European and Amercian companies, including private ones, pending the imposition of economic sanctions against Russia.12:08 05.03.2014
Billionaire ex-senator detained in MoscowRussia’s Investigative Committee announced on Friday that it had detained Gleb Fetisov, former member of the upper house of parliament and former co-owner of My Bank, which lost its license in February.12:52 28.02.2014
Russian senators submit bill seeking prohibition of GMOsA group of senators from Russia’s Federation Council have introduced a bill seeking the prohibition of the trafficking and importation of products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Russia.13:51 26.02.2014
Putin signs NGO snap checks bill into lawPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a law that would set out additional reasons for conducting surprise inspections of non-governmental organizations. A document to this effect was published on the official legal information website on Monday.16:56 24.02.2014
Russian Upper house approves expanding legal basis for surprise NGO inspectionsThe Federation Council, Russia's upper house of parliament, approved on Wednesday legislation proposed by the government that would set out additional reasons for conducting surprise inspections of non-governmental organizations.14:01 19.02.2014
Russian senator proposes temporary ban on CNN over controversial rankingA member of the Federation Council’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, Senator Igor Morozov proposed a temporary block of CNN broadcasts in Russia in light of a recent scandal involving a World War II monument, the senator told RIA Novosti on Friday.12:55 07.02.2014