Matvienko joked that in difficult times Russians flee to the military enlistment office 
when difficult times come, Russians do not become refugees, but immediately “run to the military registration and enlistment office.” Her words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
The politician mentioned a joke as part of the “government hour” in the Federation Council, where Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke. A number of senators raised the topic of the aggressive rhetoric of Western opponents towards Russia.
“I saw a joke on the Internet: why, unlike other countries, Russia does not have refugees when the hard times are because Russians immediately run to the military registration and enlistment office.” , – Matvienko shared.
She called on the so-called partners of the country “to keep this in mind.” opinion on the source of the data for the approval of the new boundaries. The Federation Council speaker added that these will be Soviet maps of the region from the archives of the Russian Ministry of Defense.