"The date is set for April 15," RIA Novosti quoted Volodin as saying on the basis of a meeting of the State Duma Council.

He also said that parliamentarians would need to approve the final rules for conducting a government report.

On January 15, the Russian government, led by Dmitry Medvedev, resigned. Mikhail Mishustin, who previously served as the head of the Federal Tax Service, was appointed the new Prime Minister of Russia.

On January 21, a new composition of the Russian government was announced.