Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov gave an interview to Sergei Brilev, anchor of TV current affairs programme Vesti v Subbotu. 

The summit of G8 Heads of State and Government is underway in Northern Ireland. The Russian delegation at the summit is headed by Vladimir Putin.

Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe on the sidelines of the G8 summit.

The G8 leaders will focus on problems in the global economy and the situation in Syria.

Vladimir Putin met with President of France Francois Hollande ahead of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland.

Ahead of the G8 summit in Great Britain and the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Vladimir Putin answered questions from Russian News & Information Agency.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Preparations for the Russian Federation’s Presidency of the G8 in 2014.

Dmitry Medvedev discussed with Mr Surkov the state of progress in implementing presidential instructions on wage increases for some categories of education sector workers and social workers.

The Presidential Press and Information Office’s Accreditation and Briefings Department is now taking accreditation requests to cover President of the Russian Federation’s participation in the G8 summit scheduled to take place in mid-May 2012 in the USA.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order On the Chairman of the Organising Committee for the Russian Federation’s G8 Presidency.

Following the G8 summit, Dmitry Medvedev answered Russian and foreign journalists' questions.

Key issues on the summit’s agenda included international security, joint effort in the fight against terrorism, nuclear security issues, the situation in the Middle East and North Africa, the consequences of the earthquake in Japan, and internet development and its impact on society and the economy.

Dmitry Medvedev met with Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the G8 Summit.

Dmitry Medvedev met with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron on the sidelines of the G8 Summit.

Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama discussed the development of bilateral relations and the implementation of the New START Treaty, as well as the prospects for deploying a missile defence system, Russia's WTO accession and the situation in the Middle East and North Africa.

Dmitry Medvedev arrived in France last night. The working meetings of the summit participants begin today.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev put forward proposals to further improve international legislation on the safety of nuclear power stations.