On the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Israel, as well as to the peoples of Georgia and Moldova.

The President welcomed at the Kremlin President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso, who arrived in Moscow to attend the solemn events dedicated to the 80^th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Mongolia Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh, who arrived in Moscow to attend celebrations marking the 80^th anniversary of Victory, in the St Catherine Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants in the award ceremony for the Victory Theatre artistic and patriotic festival, which brought together leading professional, student and children’s theatre groups from Russia and the Republic of Belarus.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.

Vladimir Putin visited the Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945 on Poklonnaya Gora, where he met with participants of the Znaniye.The First federal educational marathon.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to participants in the 3^rd International Anti-Fascism Congress organised at the initiative of Russian and Belarusian defence agencies.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Assigning the Historical Name “Stalingrad” to Volgograd International Airport.

Concluding his working trip to the Volgograd Region, Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Governor Andrei Bocharov.

The presidents of Russia and Belarus took part in the plenary meeting of the Great Heritage, Common Future International Forum of the Union State.

Ahead of the 80th anniversary of Victory, Vladimir Putin and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko visited the memorial complex To the Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad on Mamayev Kurgan.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants of the International Anti-Fascist Forum dedicated to the 80^th anniversary of Victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War.

The President signed Federal Law On Perpetuating the Memory of the Victims of the Genocide of the Soviet People during the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to readers of the book “Eternal Glory to Heroes.”

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants of the International Forum, Memory of the Victors: 80^th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.