Vyacheslav Volodin

February 3, 2025 8:28 PM

“India-Russia friendship a shining example of cooperation and diplomacy: Speaker Om Birla welcomes Russian parliamentary delegation

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Monday extended a warm welcome to the Russian parliamentary delegation led by the Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly, Vyacheslav Volodin, to witness the proceedings of the Lower House. Birla said that the robust and time-tested friendship between India and Russia stands as a model for cooperation and diplomacy worldwide. Highlighting the historic and enduring ties between the two nations, he said that their relationship, rooted in centuries-old bond...

February 3, 2025 6:54 PM

Positive impact of regular contacts evident in India-Russia strategic partnership: President Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday asserted that the "positive impact" of regular contacts is evident in the broader 'India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership,' which continues to benefit significantly from ongoing interactions at various levels. As a visiting parliamentary delegation led by Chairman of Russia's State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, called on her at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Murmu also highlighted the importance of closer interaction between women and youth p...

June 25, 2024 10:14 PM

Russia bans distribution of dozens of EU news outlets in retaliatory step

Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday it was banning access inside Russia to the broadcasts of dozens of European Union media outlets in what it said was retaliation for a similar EU ban on several Russian media outlets. The European Union said in May it was suspending the distribution of what it described as four "Kremlin-linked propaganda networks," stripping them of their broadcasting rights in the bloc. It said at the time that the ban applied to Voice of Europe, to the RIA news agency...