Russia: Ministry of Digital Development opened consultation on draft Law on Fundamentals of State Regulation of the Fields of Application of Artificial Intelligence Technologies including testing requirement

On 18 March 2026, the Ministry of Digital Development opened a public consultation on the draft Law on Fundamentals of State Regulation of the Fields of Application of Artificial Intelligence Technologies until 15 April 2026. The draft would require artificial intelligence system operators to conduct testing of the system to identify its potential uses for purposes contrary to the legislation of the Russian Federation. Trusted artificial intelligence models would be required to undergo confirmation of compliance with security requirements by the federal executive body authorised in the field of countering technical intelligence and technical protection of information, and the federal executive body authorised in the field of security. Confirmation of compliance with quality requirements would be carried out in the procedure established by the Government of the Russian Federation.