On December 19, 2022, the 63rd parliamentary session of the Union State of Belarus and Russia was held in the State Duma. The Chairman of the parliament of the de facto republic of Abkhazia, Lasha Ashuba, and the Chairman of the parliament of the de facto republic of the Tskhinvali region, Alan Alborov, also attended the session.

The parliamentary session was led by the Chairman of the Parliament of the Union State of Russia and Belarus and the Chairman of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin.