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Ban on "Extremist" Participation In Elections Moves to Federation Council

RUSSIA

LOCAL NEWS

  • State Duma adopts a law banning the participation in elections of persons involved in extremist and terrorist organizations (IT) in the final (3rd) reading.
    • Federation Council will consider it on June 2, allowing it to come into force before the start of the 2021 election campaign – precluding Navalny's organization from competing
  • Belarus FM urges West to refrain from fanning tensions RE the Ryanair incident and opt for negotiations, with the West often politicizing any field of cooperation with Minsk.
    • Says sanctions will ruin Belarus' economy and not bring about any positive change
  • German FM Maas calls on Moscow to cancel the decision to recognize three German non-governmental organizations (NGOs) undesirable in Russia.
    • Says the decision is unacceptable and "nothing in their activities can justify and justify such a drastic step."
  • Putin says vaccination against Covid-19 should not be mandatory in Russia and people must realise the necessity themselves.
    • Says it would be counterproductive and unnecessary to do so
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 020-3983-7894 | murray.nichol@marketnews.com

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