Baltic States – CIS, Estonia, Latvia, Legislation, Russia

"We require assistance in our fight with judicial institutions. We can make noise and shout, however, we require legal assistance," Gaponenko said during a roundtable discussion held by the Russian State Duma.

"We will gladly accept your help," Gaponenko said whilst addressing Aleksey Pushkov, the head of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the State Duma.

Pushkov, on the other hand, said that European institutions are ignoring the issue of non-citizens, as the "liberal rights protection doctrine" is "deeply corrupt".

At the end of the roundtable, deputies of the State Duma and the so-called "experts" approved a report, urging the State Duma to turn to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) with an announcement, pointing out that the "violations of rights" of Latvian and Estonian non-citizens is unacceptable.