MOSCOW, February 26. /TASS/. The issue of lifting the moratorium on the death penalty is not being discussed at all in the Kremlin, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Earlier, the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center published the results of a poll on the death penalty in Russia. According to it, one in two Russians polled (49%) supports the reintroduction of the death penalty. A total of 26% are against it.

"This issue is not discussed at all in the Kremlin," the spokesman said, commenting on the results of the poll.

Russian Constitutional Court Chairman Valery Zorkin said earlier that the death penalty could be reinstated in Russia only if a new constitution was adopted.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the end of 2024 that the authorities would not introduce the death penalty even under the conditions of the special military operation, despite the fact that "a significant number of citizens and political figures are constantly raising this issue." The head of state pointed out that, on the contrary, the Russian authorities are taking a number of decisions to increase the humanity of justice.