# Russia’s new AI committee could be led by lawmaker who helped write ‘foreign agents’ law

https://mins.news/en/item/72776

- Meduza, 2026-09-24 17:22 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/24/russia-s-new-ai-committee-could-be-led-by-a-lawmaker-who-helped-write-the-country-s-original-foreign-agents-law

> United Russia leader Dmitry Medvedev said the next State Duma will create a committee covering digital development and artificial intelligence, with the party nominating Alexander Sidyakin to chair it. Sidyakin helped author the 2012 bill establishing Russia’s “foreign agents” designation and sponsored steeply higher fines for rally violations.