Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin spoke for the introduction of a ban on the implementation of US sanctions in the territory of Russia. "At a meeting with representatives of business and expert circles during the discussion of the bill on reciprocal measures for US sanctions policy against Russia, the chairman of the State Duma spoke in favor of imposing a ban on the implementation of United States sanctions in the territory of the Russian Federation," the press service of the lower chamber said. parliament.

Vyacheslav Volodin stressed that "it would be correct to introduce measures of responsibility with respect to those who will be guided in their activities on the territory of Russia by anti-Russian decisions of foreign states". The Chairman of the State Duma also did not rule out the introduction of measures of criminal responsibility. "In Russia we must live according to Russian laws," he said.. Earlier, the chairman of the State Duma made a proposal to create a working group of deputies, as well as members of the Federation Council to work on this bill. The working group will be headed by First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Alexander Zhukov.