Alexander Lyakhov says the status of the institution known as the VNS is now set out in the Constitution. He argues that decisions taken by the VNS therefore have constitutional standing as well as the backing of the public. His comment treats the constitutional text as a formal source of legitimacy for the body. Lyakhov presents public support as a separate reason to accept the institution's decisions. No particular measure adopted by the VNS was identified, and the constitutional change's approval process was not explained. His legal and political argument concerns the authority of VNS decisions rather than the body's day-to-day work. The focus is the standing of those decisions, not the substance of any single decision.