Putin proposes to lift age limits for top military officersPresident Vladimir Putin has introduced to the State Duma a bill allowing top military officers to remain in their posts past the age of 70.14:04 20.07.2021
Justice Ministry unveils bill prohibiting foreigners from monitoring detainees' rightsRussia's Justice Ministry has introduced legislation prohibiting foreign citizens as well as lawyers and civil servants from becoming members of public monitoring commissions that monitor detainees' rights.11:15 15.07.2021
Russia’s Cabinet approves proposal to grant prosecutors right of legislative initiativeThe Government Law-Making Commission has approved an initiative to empower prosecutors with the right to submit their bills to regional legislative assemblies.13:25 08.07.2021
All-Russia People’s Front urges to improve capacities as to searching for missing personsThe All-Russia People’s Front (ONF) has proposed to improve legislation and strengthen capabilities used for finding missing people.13:34 07.07.2021
Russia’s Child Rights Commissioner proposes binding registration of orphansThe matter of compulsory registration of orphans should be worked out in terms of legislation, Russia’s Child Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova said Monday during the Family online reception webinar held on the United Russia party’s platform.15:28 05.07.2021
President Putin signs law improving state control over arms circulationRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law prohibiting to acquire, carry and use weapons for persons who have not passed a medical examination.18:27 02.07.2021
Cafes and restaurants with revenues below $28 mln exempted from VAT in RussiaPresident of Russia Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a bill exempting cafes and restaurants earning annually less than 2 billion rubles ($28 million) from paying VAT into law.13:23 02.07.2021
Access to socially important websites to become free of charge – lawRussian leader Vladimir Putin on Friday enacted a bill on free access to websites of social importance into law.12:59 02.07.2021
Public demonstration of Nazi leaders prohibited in Russia - lawRussia’s Head of State Vladimir Putin has signed a document prohibiting public demonstration of images of Nazi Germany leaders into law.18:07 01.07.2021
Opening of IT-companies offices in Russia to solve unreasonable censorship problem - expertThe establishment of official representative offices of foreign technological companies in Russia is one of the most important steps to solve the problem of unreasonable censorship, First Deputy Chair of Russia’s Civic Chamber Commission on Development of the Information Community Alexander Malkevich believes.17:19 01.07.2021
Russian leader legislatively decriminalizes inadvertent drug circulation violationsAn initiative on the humanization of criminal legislation in relation to persons who had committed violations of the rules for the circulation of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in the course of medical activities, which inadvertently entailed loss thereof was signed into law by President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.16:43 01.07.2021
President Putin obliges media to indicate terrorist organizations banned in RussiaPresident of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed a law introducing administrative responsibility for disseminating information about terrorist organizations without indicating that those had been liquidated or activities thereof had been banned in Russia.16:33 01.07.2021
Bill banning public identification of USSR with Third Reich becomes law in RussiaA legislative proposal to ban public identification of the role of the USSR and Nazi Germany in World War II has become law. The document signed by President Vladimir Putin is published on the official website of legal information.15:21 01.07.2021
Putin extends Investigative Committee powers in cases involving minorsPresident of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on Thursday enacted a bill vesting Russia’s Investigative Committee with extended powers to investigate cases of crimes of medium and lesser severity committed against minors into law.14:59 01.07.2021
Russian President compels foreign IT giants to open offices in RussiaRussia’s President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a bill obliging foreign IT companies to open offices in Russia into law.11:51 01.07.2021
President Putin signs law on minimum guaranteed income of debtorsRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law banning the foreclosure on debtors’ monthly income in the amount of the subsistence level.16:32 30.06.2021
Russian Cabinet approves bill on more control over major transactions by NGOsThe Russian government has approved a bill establishing additional control in the sphere of large transactions made with participation of autonomous non-profit organizations using state budget funds.11:28 28.06.2021
Russia’s Human Rights Council member criticizes Ukrainian law on indigenous peoplesThe draft law on the indigenous peoples of Ukraine is a tool for playing the Crimean card in the international arena, member of the Russian Presidential Human Rights Council, chairman of the NOM Association Alexander Brod has observed.15:59 21.06.2021