RUSADA claimed that it operated in full compliance with the Code as it aims to be accepted by WADA once again but the latter has dismissed the attempt.

"The Russian Anti-Doping Agency remains non-compliant," WADA told insidethegames.

"That is related to the 2020 decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to declare RUSADA non-compliant and implement a number of consequences on Russian sport for a period of two years. 

"RUSADA will remain non-compliant until it fulfils each of the reinstatement conditions in full as laid out by CAS and until WADA has been able to verify that as per the agreed process."

This is despite Russian President Vladimir Putin signing a bill that gives RUSADA the authority to approve national anti-doping rules.

The country's Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin claimed it "will demonstrate Russia's responsible and consistent approach in the fight against doping".

Matytsin noted that this year Russia became the largest donor to UNESCO's Fund for the Elimination of Doping in Sports following a $150,000 (£118,000/€136,000) contribution. 

Russia was banned from international sports in December 2019 after it was found guilty of trying to cover up the earlier state-sponsored doping scandal, including the manipulation of test samples and efforts to block access to testing its data, launched for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The punishment, initially for four years, barred Russia from entering teams in international competitions and from bidding for or hosting them. 

A year later, the ban was reduced to two years by CAS before ending on December 17 last year.

However, WADA President Witold Bańka insisted that the organisation still remained "non-compliant" and its suspension would not be lifted until a number of issues were resolved.

These included the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code not being fully integrated into Russian law, with Putin's latest motion still not deemed enough.

RUSADA claims that it is working to have this ironed out so it can be listed as compliant once again.

"At the moment, the draft law on amending Articles 26 and 26-1 of the Federal Law 'On Physical Culture and Sports in the Russian Federation' is under consideration in the first reading in the State Duma," read a RUSADA statement, as reported by Russian state-run news agency TASS.

"The comment on the legislation does not apply to the operating activities of RUSADA, differences in the text of the Code and federal law do not in any way limit the agency in implementing the provisions of international standards.

"The activities of RUSADA are governed by the All-Russian Anti-Doping Rules, which, in turn, are fully consistent with the provisions of the World Anti-Doping Code.

"In addition, on May 9, 2023, amendments to the federal law came into force, giving RUSADA the right to approve the All-Russian Anti-Doping Rules."