Member of the State Duma Svetlana Goryacheva (left) talks to the first vice-speaker of the legislature Lyubov Sliska (right) during a parliamentary session.

First vice speaker of the State Duma Lyubov Sliska takes part in a session of the legislature.

Vice chairman of the State Duma Federation Affairs and Regional Policies Committee Vladimir Lysenko takes part in a session of the legislature.

Russian Deputy Finance Minister Alexey Ulyukayev attends a session of the State Duma.

Russian Deputy Finance Minister Alexey Ulyukayev attends a session of the State Duma.

Chairman of the State Duma Budget and Taxation Committee Alexander Zhukov (left) talks to a member of the Committee Valery Zubov (right) during a session of the legislature.

Chairman of the State Duma Budget and Taxation Committee Alexander Zhukov (left) talks to a member of the Committee Valery Zubov (right) during a session of the legislature.

Chairman of the State Duma Budget and Taxation Committee Alexander Zhukov (left) talks to a member of the Committee Valery Zubov (right) during a session of the legislature.

Member of the State Duma Budget and Taxation Committee Valery Zubov (left) talks to the Russian Cabinet representative in the State Duma Andrey Loginov (right) during a session of the legislature.

Vice chairman of the State Duma International Affairs Committee Konstantin Kosachev attends a session of the legislature.

Vice chairman of the State Duma Federation Affairs and Regional Policies Committee Vladimir Lysenko (left) and member of the State Duma 'Regions of Russia' faction (non-partisan legislators), one of the State Duma secondary vice speakers Artur Chilingarov (right) take part in a session of the legislature.

Member of the State Duma Budget and Taxation Committee Valery Zubov (left) takes part in a session of the legislature.

Russian Labour and Social Development Minister Alexander Pochinok (left) and Deputy Finance Minister Alexey Ulyukayev (right) attend a session of the State Duma.

Russian Labour and Social Development Minister Alexander Pochinok (left) attends a session of the State Duma.

Russian Labour and Social Development Minister Alexander Pochinok (centre) attends a session of the State Duma.

First vice speaker of the State Duma Lyubov Sliska takes part in a session of the State Duma.

First vice speaker of the State Duma Lyubov Sliska is interviewed in the lobby of the federal legislature.

Russian Deputy Finance Minister Tatyana Golikova (left) and chairman of the Russian Pensions Fund Mikhail Zurabov (right) attend a session of the State Duma.

Russian Deputy Finance Minister Tatyana Golikova (left) and chairman of the Russian Pensions Fund Mikhail Zurabov (right) attend a session of the State Duma.

Russian deputy defence ministers Igor Puzanov (left) and Lyubov Kudelina (centre) attend a session of the State Duma.

Russian Deputy Defence Minister Lyubov Kudelina (centre) attends a session of the State Duma.

Chairman of the State Duma Budget and Taxation Committee Alexander Zhukov (right) takes part in a session of the legislature.

Russian Cabinet representative in the State Duma Andrey Loginov (left) and Deputy Defence Minister Igor Puzanov (centre) attend a session of the legislature.

The State Duma Committee on legislature deputy chairman Valery Vorotnikov attended the Duma's meeting.