Dmitry Fedorovich Vyatkin (; born 21 May 1974) is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the

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, and 8th State Dumas. In 2005, he was granted a

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in Juridical Science degree. After graduating from the

Chelyabinsk State University Chelyabinsk State University is a public university in Chelyabinsk, Russia. It was established in 1976 and is considered to be one of the leading academic institutions in the Ural region. Member of Association of Classical Universities of Ru ...

, Vyatkin started working at the PJSC Chelindbank; from 1997 to 2005, he also headed the Legal Department. In 1999, he became the consultant on legal issues for the politician Mikhail Grishankov. From 2000 to 2007, he was the deputy of the

Legislative Assembly of Chelyabinsk Oblast The Legislative Assembly of Chelyabinsk Oblast (russian: Законодательное собрание Челябинской области, Zakonodatel'noe sobranie Chelyabinskoy oblasti) is the regional parliament of Chelyabinsk Oblast, a ...

of the 3rd and 4th convocations. In December 2002, Vyatkin joined the

United Russia United Russia ( rus, Единая Россия, Yedinaya Rossiya, (j)ɪˈdʲinəjə rɐˈsʲijə) is a Conservatism in Russia, Russian conservative List of political parties in Russia, political party. As the largest party in Russia, it hold ...

. In 2007, he was elected deputy of the

5th State Duma The State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 5th convocation (Russian: Государственная Дума Федерального Собрания Российской Федерации V созыва) is a forme ...

from the

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constituency. In 2011, 2016, and 2021, he was re-elected for the

, and 8th State Dumas. Vyatkin authored a number of restrictive bills, including the one on the prohibition of foreign funding of public events, criminal liability for defamation on the Internet, toughening administrative responsibility for the disclosure of official and professional secrets. He also supported the implementation of the

Dima Yakovlev Law The Dima Yakovlev Law (russian: Закон Димы Яковлева), Dima Yakovlev Bill, Dima Yakovlev Act, anti-Magnitsky law, or Law of Scoundrels (officially Federal Law of 28 December 2012 No.272-FZ "On Sanctions for Individuals Violating F ...

. Russian citizens critical of the

2022 Russian mobilization On 21 September 2022, seven months into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia declared a partial mobilization of military reservists. The decision was made a day after the announcement of the Russian annexation of the DPR, LPR, Kherson an ...

have used social media and other electronic means (e.g.

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) to enquire en masse Russia's top officials and deputies, who supported war with Ukraine and mobilization, whether they themselves or their sons would go to the front. Most of them refused to answer or made excuses. Vyatkin said in a speech that deputies should not give up their mandate and go to fight at the front, because they have the duty and responsibility to take care of the citizens of Russia and solve their problems.

Sanctions

He was sanctioned by the UK government in 2022 in relation to the

Russo-Ukrainian War The Russo-Ukrainian War; uk, російсько-українська війна, rosiisko-ukrainska viina. has been ongoing between Russia (alongside Russian separatists in Ukraine) and Ukraine since February 2014. Following Ukraine's Rev ...

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