In the state Duma has created the Commission of 12 MPs, who will investigate the cases of intervention of foreign States in the internal Affairs of Russia. According to the speaker of the lower house of Vyacheslav Volodin, is caused by the participation of representatives of third countries in the organization of protests in Moscow. The first meeting of the Commission will be held on August 23, and the materials that will begin to investigate, later to be referred to law enforcement.

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The state Duma has created a Commission to investigate cases of intervention of foreign States in the internal Affairs of the country. In the composition of the authority 12 members: six from the “United Russia” and two from other factions — the Communist party, LDPR and “Fair Russia”. They will interrupt his vacation to start work immediately.

“We see on the public channels of some countries are the claims “Arise, Moscow”, calls all of this suggests interference in the internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. We can’t let that happen. In connection with the decision about creation of the Commission of the state Duma on investigation of the interference of foreign States in the Affairs of our country,” said Duma speaker Vyacheslav Volodin.

He stressed that the materials that will produce the Commission, may subsequently be transferred to law enforcement agencies. The conclusions can be in the framework of the parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for security and cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).

“And also to send proposals to a number of countries that this is not just sin, and cynically violate our sovereignty, trying to interfere in the Affairs of the Russian Federation, carry out activities incompatible with the laws of our country or with international rules and norms”, — said Volodin.

Further developments of this Commission can be used to amend the legislation. The establishment of such a body was supported by the leaders of the factions, including the head of the CPRF Gennady Zyuganov and the Chairman of LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky.

The first meeting of the Commission held on 23 August.

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“The U.S. Embassy is involved in this activity”

Earlier official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said that the foreign Ministry will discuss with the authorities of the United States and Germany, the intervention of the diplomatic representatives and members of the media in these countries in the internal Affairs of Russia.

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“As to the Saturday beating the U.S. Embassy was actively involved in this activity as in a closed format (this is what we tell them separately), and in the open (this is what I can say now),” she said in the program “Sunday night with Vladimir Solovyov” on TV channel “Russia 1” on August 4.

Zakharov noted that the U.S. Embassy has published in social networks the route uncoordinated rally, details describing the planned activities and at the end still urging citizens to avoid participation in it.

“But, as we know, 90% of the information just encouraged people to connect to this event,” she said.

Zakharova also said that the intervention was attended by some media, in particular Russian-speaking unit of the German television channel with the state-funded Deutsche Welle.

“I think it’s phenomenal puncture the Western media and journalists — when Deutsche Welle in Russian language appeal: “Muscovites, go”, “Moscow, come out.” That’s just the way antihumanists they seem to illuminate what is happening in our country”, — said official representative of MFA of Russia.

For comparison, the first Deputy head of the faction “United Russia” in the state Duma Andrey Isaev has suggested to imagine what would happen if the RT or Sputnik Agency published calls “Berlin, come out” or “Paris, come out.”

“Placing on the website of the U.S. Embassy of the collection points for unauthorized action in Moscow, direct appeals to public channels such as “Voice of America”*, German state broadcaster Deutsche Welle, for participation in unsanctioned actions, in our opinion, are examples of open interference in the internal Affairs of Russia”, — stated the Deputy.

“Russian trace”

It should be noted that Russia has repeatedly accused of meddling in internal Affairs. While evidence of this was provided. So, the most famous story connected with the “Russian intervention” in the US presidential election in 2016, when the victory was won by billionaire Donald trump.

From the day of his victory, and still the American media and policy circles, groundlessly accusing Moscow of meddling in the election. In particular, it was argued that Russia has cooperated with the electoral headquarters of the trump. For the investigation were involved spectracolor USA Robert Mueller. At the same time in Moscow have repeatedly pointed out the absurdity and unsubstantiated accusations.

In April of this year published a report on the results of the investigation, and it was said that no trace of relations between Moscow and the headquarters of the trump is not. The Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, after analyzing the document, noted that there do not exist any evidence of “interference” in principle.

“Not accredited RT and Sputnik”

There are allegations in the Russian media. So, in July, journalists RT and Sputnik was not allowed at the conference on press freedom held in London on 10 and 11 July. Later, the representative of the British foreign Ministry explained the reason for the refusal in accreditation.

“We are not accredited RT and Sputnik for their active participation in the dissemination of misinformation,” said the foreign Office.

Commenting on the refusal, the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova ironically suggested that the organizers have not said Sorry, we are full, which translates as “Sorry, no seats available”, and Sorry, we are fool, that is “Sorry, we’re fools.”

A special pressure on the Russian media power in the Baltic countries.

In may of this year in the Lithuanian airport were detained the chief editor of “Sputnik Lithuania” Marat Qassem. The reason for the detention and further questioning was supposedly “a threat to national security of Lithuania,” said the journalist. Subsequently Kasem for 5 years was denied entry into the country. It is worth noting that the journalist has Lithuanian citizenship.

On 24 July, the Latvian authorities have blocked the website three Lebanese source.lv, owned MIA “Russia today”. The reason for the block was a threat that supposedly represents to Ukraine’s sovereignty. The Russian foreign Ministry stated that it considered the lock resource as the “obvious desire of the official Riga to clean up its information space from independent and beyond the control of the state media”.

* Media and is recognized as a foreign agent by decision of the Ministry of justice of the Russian Federation from 05.12.2017.