Valentina Matvienko
© Press service of the Federation Council
MOSCOW, January 18. /TASS/. The speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko said that Russia is ready to dialogue with the United States on the “law of Dima Yakovlev”, but stressed that this needs to be done “at least some steps of the United States.”
“All you can return to normal. But for him (the”law of Dima Yakovlev”) cancellation need at least some steps from the U.S.”, – said the speaker.
She noted that this law “is not an end in itself” and that “the fate of the children is the main thing.”
Russia’s position regarding the decriminalization battery
Valentina Matvienko hopes that the Secretary General of the Council of Europe thorbjørn Jagland will understand the position of Russia on the decriminalization of battery.