Volodin called the draft resolution of the US Congress on Putin interference in the 2024 elections Congressmen Steve Cohen and Joe Whislon do not recognize the results of the presidential elections in Russia in 2024 if incumbent head of state Vladimir Putin is running for them.
According to the politician, such a draft resolution is interference in the elections, which never did Moscow in relation to Washington, and says that the United States continues to fight with Russia. And since the document is directed directly against Putin, Putin in this situation is Russia's advantage, Volodin concludes.
The Duma speaker called the blows directed at the incumbent president in future elections, if he decides to go for them, blows at Russia in order to weaken it. This means, he concluded, the draft resolution of the American congressmen is the best assessment of the correctness of the country's path under Putin.
Volodin also accused the United States of “admiring Gorbachev yesterday, applauding Yeltsin.” And those, in turn, turned out to be weak leaders of the state and gathered around themselves elites focused not on national interests. According to the Speaker of the State Duma, the United States did not provide any assistance or investment, only sanctions and blockades.
Thus, Volodin confirmed the formula he expressed in October 2014, when he served as deputy head of the presidential administration. Then, assessing the attacks on the head of state from abroad, he pointed out the impossibility of changing the head of state with the words “There is Putin – there is Russia, there is no Putin – there is no Russia.” adoption will be advisory in nature, commented various Russian politicians and experts. Among them were senators Andrey Klimov, Konstantin Kosachev, Vladimir Dzhabarov, State Duma deputy Alexei Chepa.
All of them expressed their outrage at the project and interference in the internal affairs of Russia. The US congressmen themselves attributed the document to electoral violations, thanks to which Putin is in power. The American ones argue that the changes to the Constitution adopted in 2020 are contrary to Russian law.