On 3 Oct 2022 he voted in favour of the bills on the ratification of treaties on the accession of the Donetsk and Luhansk “People’s Republics” and the Kherson and Zaporizhizhia regions to the Russian Federation.
According to the stated activities of the general staff, by exercising operational control over the armed forces, he was actively involved in shaping and implementing the Russian government policy threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
Andrei Kartapolov is a Member of the State Duma since 19 Sep 2021. He is Chairman of the Defence Committee and Co-Chairman of the Commission of the State Duma for the consideration of federal budget expenditures aimed at ensuring national defence, national security and law enforcement. Former Commander of the Western Military District. Former Director of the Main Operations Department and deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Actively involved in shaping and implementing the military campaign of the Russian forces in Ukraine.