Volodin allowed the introduction of criminal punishment for calls for sanctions against Russia

This was reported on the website of the lower house of parliament.

He admitted that “in the bill passed in the first reading, an article in the Criminal Code can be provided for the second reading”.

“There should be a very harsh punishment for such actions (calls for the imposition of sanctions against Russian citizens),” Volodin said.

It is noted that the relevant bill was adopted by the State Duma in the first reading in May 2018.

In particular, this project involves criminal liability for the implementation of sanctions on the territory of Russia.

Earlier, the press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov commented on the call of the Anti-Corruption Foundation * for the United States to impose sanctions against Russia.

* The Anti-Corruption Foundation is included in the register of NPOs performing the functions of a foreign agent, by decision of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation dated 09.10.2019.