# No need for new constitutional amendments now, presidential envoy says

https://mins.news/en/item/28623

- TASS, 2026-08-21 16:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2176237

> Garry Minkh, the Russian president’s plenipotentiary representative in the State Duma, says the Constitution does not currently require amendments. He says the 2020 changes were intended to protect national interests and strengthen sovereignty, and should now be implemented through federal laws and other legal acts.