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24 Jul 2024 11:59

🇷🇺🇺🇿 In a telephone conversation, Vladimir Putin extended his warmest congratulations to President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on his birthday

The leaders confirmed their mutual willingness to further develop the strategic partnership and allied cooperation between Russia and Uzbekistan.

A congratulatory message has also been sent to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

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22 Jul 2024 15:07

Vladimir Putin signed a list of instructions concerning the development of youth sports

The measures approved by the President included:

🔸establishing a non-profit organisation in the form of a foundation, aimed at supporting youth and popular sports;

🔸further improving the Physical Culture and Sports Unified Digital Platform;

🔸adjusting the federal athletic performance standards;

🔸applying funds paid by betting companies as special purpose deductions for making youth sports more accessible, in particular for children from low-income families.

See the full text of the document at kremlin.ru.

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19 Jul 2024 12:46

Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council

The discussion focused on ensuring domestic security as social events and political rallies are being held in the country. Director of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov delivered a report.

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17 Jul 2024 22:39

🇷🇺🇸🇦 President of Russia Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud

🔹Both parties lauded the progress in building friendly relations between Russia and Saudi Arabia, based on mutual respect and consideration of each other's interests.

🔹The leaders discussed a number of topical issues of Russia-Saudi Arabia cooperation in the political realm, trade and economy, and energy. They emphasised the importance of pursuing close coordination within OPEC+ in order to ensure stability in the energy market.

🔹The President and the Crown Prince agreed to maintain contacts at various levels.

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16 Jul 2024 12:41

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Tver Region Governor Igor Rudenya

Development of transport and tourism infrastructure, provision of gas to populated areas, and attracting primary healthcare personnel were among the issues discussed.

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15 Jul 2024 16:25

Vladimir Putin took part in the launch of several metallurgy facilities via videoconference

Blast furnace 5 of the Yenakiyevo Iron and Steel Works in the Donetsk People's Republic, vacuum arc remelting and electroslag remelting furnaces of Ruspolimet Company in Nizhny Novgorod Region, and a new coke oven battery of Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works in Chelyabinsk Region were launched.

According to numerous experts, last year Russia ranked first in the world for the production of high-grade nickel, second for the production of aluminium, third in terms of titanium products manufacture, and fifth in terms of steel production.

On July 21st, Russia celebrates Metallurgist Day. The President took the opportunity to congratulate employees and veterans of the industry on the upcoming holiday.

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12 Jul 2024 12:16

Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council via videoconference

Additional steps to ensure the smooth operation of military-industrial complex companies were discussed.

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11 Jul 2024 21:11

The President visited Oranienbaum

A part of the Peterhof Museum Reserve, Oranienbaum is an 18th-century palace and garden complex located on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland.

The President examined the results of the recent restoration work, which was sponsored by Gazprom.

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11 Jul 2024 16:11

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and Speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania Tulia Ackson

The international community is showing great interest and growing confidence in both BRICS as a whole and the parliamentary dimension of cooperation within the block. This is only natural because the principles behind BRICS — which include genuine equality and consideration for each other's interests — are bound to attract international actors.

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11 Jul 2024 14:37

The President addressed the plenary session of the 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum

The theme of the Forum is, The Role of Parliaments in Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security. The event is taking place at the Tauride Palace in St Petersburg.

The main goal of Russia's BRICS сhairmanship this year is to create the most favourable conditions for a consistent development of all its members. I am convinced that by acting together in unity, we will be able to fulfill our countries' potential in the economy, investment, technology, and human resources; we will strengthen the positive impact of BRICS on global developments and make the world safer and more harmonious.

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09 Jul 2024 16:36

Vladimir Putin presented Narendra Modi with the Order of St Andrew the Apostle the First-Called, the highest state order conferred by the Russian Federation

The Prime Minister of India was awarded for his outstanding achievements in the development of the special and privileged strategic partnership between Russia and India and the ties between the peoples of Russia and India.

With your personal support, Russia and India are successfully implementing far-reaching joint projects in trade, the defence industry, nuclear and fossil energy, high technology, and space exploration. One can hardly overestimate your contribution to forming a solid foundation for Russia-India cooperation in the international arena, where both our countries defend the principles of multipolarity and strict adherence to the international law, work together to ensure stability and global and regional security, and cooperate closely within BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

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09 Jul 2024 14:10

On July 10, Vladimir Putin will hold a videoconference meeting with Government members

Development of checkpoints across the state border of the Russian Federation will be the main topic on the agenda.

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11 May 2024 14:59

The President signed Executive Order On the Structure of Federal Executive Bodies

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10 May 2024 17:40

Vladimir Putin signed an Executive Order appointing Mikhail Mishustin Prime Minister of the Russian Federation

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09 May 2024 18:18

Russian-Bissau-Guinean talks took place in the Kremlin’s St Catherine Hall

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23 Jul 2024 13:56

Vladimir Putin held a meeting at the Kremlin with Accounts Chamber Head Boris Kovalchuk

At the beginning of the meeting, discussions focused on the issue of getting funds returned to the federal budget. As reported by Boris Kovalchuk, the Accounts Chamber managed to get over 26 billion rubles of federal funds reimbursed at year-end 2023.

Moreover, the head of the regulatory body briefed the President on last year's budget performance and the formation of a development strategy for the Accounts Chamber for the next three years.

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22 Jul 2024 13:11

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Chairman of the Management Board and General Director of RusHydro Viktor Khmarin

The CEO of RusHydro briefed the President on the company's recent activity, including the construction of 500 kilometers of power lines in Chukotka, the launch of Krasnogorsk SHPP-1 power plant in Karachay-Cherkessia, and the modernisation of the CHHP-2 heat and power plant of Vladivostok. The company is planning to add about 2.5 GW of new electricity generation capacity and build two new hydroelectric power plants in the Far East by 2028.

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18 Jul 2024 14:02

Vladimir Putin met with Head of the Federal Customs Service Valery Pikalyov

The Head of the FCS briefed the President on his agency's activities:

🔹The digital transformation of customs procedures is being pursued at full speed, with a goal set to reduce the processing time for freight vehicles to under 10 minutes.

🔹A queue management system is being introduced. It is already in place at the vehicle checkpoints of Zabaikalsk, Chernyshevskoye, and Bugristoye, and will soon be implemented at the checkpoints of Tagirkent-Kazmalyar and Pogranichny.

🔹The Federal Customs Service is cooperating closely with the Defence Ministry, in particular, by providing assistance with processing of goods needed for defence industry companies and jobs for participants in the special military operation.

🔹In the fist half of 2024, customs duties totaled 3,361 trillion rubles, which is a 500 billion increase from the same period last year.

See more on the Kremlin’s official website.

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17 Jul 2024 13:43

Vladimir Putin held a videoconference meeting on economic issues

The discussion focused on the development of digital technologies for finance, specifically, the digital ruble's implementation.

It is truly a very fast-growing and promising sector of the modern economy. Fintech and digital currencies are increasingly in demand among companies, investors, and individuals around the world. They are already beginning to change the landscape in trade, banking, services, and international payment systems. It is important that we, meaning Russia, do not miss the proverbial chance and set up the legal framework and regulation in time, that we develop the necessary infrastructure and environment for digital assets to circulate, both inside the country and in dealings with our foreign partners.

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16 Jul 2024 12:03

Vladimir Putin attended the opening ceremony of the Tver northern bypass section of the M11 Neva motorway and the Togliatti bypass road

The President drove a Lada Aura to the ceremony.

Today's event contributes to the implementation of our own plans and international agreements on developing the Eurasian road infrastructure and the Russian section of the Europe–Western China Expressway, stretching from St Petersburg to Orenburg and Sagarchin, with access to Kazakhstan and on to the People's Republic of China. Other complex and systemwide tasks include development of the Russia and North–South transport corridors and, most importantly, building a modern road network throughout Russia and across all regions.

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12 Jul 2024 15:05

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Zaporozhye Region Governor Yevgeny Balitsky

The Governor briefed the President on the development of social services, in particular, the opening of a branch of the Artek International Children's Centre, the establishment of the Mayak Federal Youth Centre, the launch of an oncology clinic, the construction of a regional children's hospital, and the renovation of a university.

During the meeting, Vladimir Putin emphasised:

The key issue is ensuring the security of the region and the safety of its people. We will absolutely do it. We will achieve this goal, there can be no doubt about it. <...> Despite all the difficulties, we can clearly see the recovery of agriculture, industry, and the construction sector. This trend should certainly be supported.

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11 Jul 2024 21:54

At the conclusion of his working trip, Vladimir Putin met with St Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov

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11 Jul 2024 17:01

The President had a meeting with Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf

Russia and Iran are making considerable progress in their relations. Iran recently held a presidential election. I hope and I have no doubt that Russia-Iran relations will develop at the same steady pace as they did under Mr Raisi whose passing we all mourn.

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11 Jul 2024 15:20

Vladimir Putin's conversation with Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China Zhao Leji

The parliamentary dimension of our cooperation is crucial because it focuses on the most important aspects of our relations and creates a favourable environment for us to achieve our goals.

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10 Jul 2024 18:31

Vladimir Putin held a videoconference meeting with Government members

Development of checkpoints across Russia's state border was the main topic on the agenda. Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev and Head of the Federal Customs Service Valery Pikalyov delivered reports.

At the beginning of the meeting, Emergencies Minister Alexander Kurenkov briefed the President on the situation with forest fires in Russia's regions and the relief efforts in the wake of spring floods. Over 420,000 people received aid payments totaling 11 billion rubles. The average sum of money received by flood victims has been increased by half.

Minister of Construction, Housing, and Utilities Irek Faizullin provided an update on the progress of construction and restoration of housing in flooded areas. The President emphasised the importance of wrapping up restoration work before the onset of cold weather.

Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova spoke about the Great Concert Tour project. 268 theatres — close to half of all the theatres in Russia — are taking part in the programme. Moreover, Russian performance troupes will stage events in 22 countries. Additionally, 24 theatre companies hailing from Kazakhstan, Belarus, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and South Ossetia will visit Russia.

Labour Minister Anton Kotyakov presented on the employment situation as well as the results of the Russian Employment Fair. At present, Russia has a record-low unemployment rate of 2.6 per cent, as the number of employed people increased to 74.1 million this year.

Minister of Sport Mikhail Degtyarev briefed the meeting on the results of the BRICS Games in Kazan as well as a number of other sporting events. Russia has made a proposal to also hold the annual, open format SCO Games.

See more on the Kremlin’s official website.

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09 Jul 2024 14:19

Russia-India talks began at the Grand Kremlin Palace

Vladimir Putin's key statements:

🔸Russia-India relations at present constitute a special and privileged strategic partnership.

🔸Last year, trade between Russia and India grew by 66%, and added another 20% in the first quarter of 2024.

🔸Russia and India cooperate closely in the international arena, including within international institutions, primarily the UN and organizations like the SCO and BRICS.

I appreciate the attention you pay to the most pressing issues, including your efforts to find ways to resolve the Ukraine crisis, primarily through peaceful means.

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12 May 2024 17:09

The President was informed on the situation around the residential building in Belgorod

Vladimir Putin listened to reports from Acting Minister for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Natural Disaster Relief Alexander Kurenkov and Governor of the Belgorod Region Vyacheslav Gladkov on the developments around the destroyed block in a residential building in Belgorod as a result of the Kiev regime's attack.

The head of state has issued all the necessary instructions.

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11 May 2024 11:17

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Acting Deputy Prime Minister – Acting Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov and CEO of Rostec State Corporation Sergei Chemezov

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10 May 2024 13:53

Vladimir Putin met with Acting Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin

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09 May 2024 16:45

Russia-Laos talks took place at the Kremlin

Earlier, President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith attended celebrations marking the 79th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

See more on the Kremlin’s official website.