2022 in Russia
overview of Russia-related events during the year of 2022
2022 in Russia is the 31st year of the Russian Federation.
Leadership
President of Russia: Vladimir Putin
Prime Minister of Russia: Mikhail Mishustin
Chairman of the Federation Council: Valentina Matvienko
Chairman of the State Duma: Vyacheslav Volodin
Governors
Events
Ongoing: Russo-Ukrainian war, COVID-19 pandemic in Russia (initially)
28 January – 20th Russian Golden Eagle Awards ceremony
3 February – in retaliation to Germany's broadcasting regulator's decision to ban transmission of the Russian state-run RT Deutsch channel over a lack of a broadcasting license, the Russian foreign ministry said that it would shut down Deutsche Welle's Moscow bureau, strip all DW staff of their accreditation and terminate broadcasting of DW in Russia. It also stated that it would begin the procedure of designating DW as a "foreign agent".
15 February – The Russian State Duma votes to ask President Vladimir Putin to recognize the self-declared Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics in Ukraine as independent nations. The bill was proposed by the Communist Party.
21 February – Putin announces that Russia has recognized the self-declared Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics in Ukraine as independent nations. This came after the Duma asked for it a week ago.
24 February – Russia launches a large-scale invasion of Ukraine from Crimea and Belarus.
10 March - After Russia was suspended from the Council of Europe in the wake of its 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and subsequently announced its intention to withdraw from the organization, former President (2008–2012) and Prime Minister (2012–2020) Dmitry Medvedev endorsed restoring the death penalty in Russia.
16 March 2022 – Russian socialite and food blogger Veronika Belotserkovskaya became the first individual charged under the Russian 2022 war censorship laws.
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