The President of Belarus, Chairman of the Supreme State Council of the Union State has been awarded the Order of Alexander Nevsky for his great personal contribution to the development of friendly relations between Russia and Belarus, to strengthening bilateral cooperation in the political, defence, economic and social spheres.

Vladimir Putin presented state decorations of the Russian Federation in the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Marshal of the USSR Dmitry Yazov on his 90^th birthday, marked on November 8.

Vladimir Putin congratulated citizens of Russia on the national holiday and presented state decorations to foreign citizens for their contribution to strengthening friendship and cooperation with Russia and for retaining and popularising the Russian language and culture in other countries.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Awarding the Order of Alexander Nevsky to Alexander Lukashenko.

Vladimir Putin presented state decorations and title conferment certificates to outstanding Russians, including cosmonauts, journalists, cultural figures, politicians, workers, and farmers from various parts of the country in a ceremony at the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Awarding the Order of Courage to Anton Voloshin and Igor Kornelyuk.

Vladimir Putin presented national awards to organisers and participants of the project to study the relic subglacial lake Vostok in the Antarctic.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On National Awards of the Russian Federation to Foreign Citizens.

The high state decoration was awarded to nine large families from Bashkortostan, Daghestan, Crimea, Krasnoyarsk and Primorye territories, and Smolensk, Novgorod, Rostov and Sverdlovsk regions.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order awarding the Order of Courage to Russia Today freelance reporter Fedor Zavaleykov and Life News reporters Marat Saychenko and Oleg Sidyakin.

Vladimir Putin presented state decorations to prominent figures from the culture and arts.

An award ceremony for the members of the Russian national ice hockey team – the 2014 World Champions – was held in the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Vladimir Putin presented Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation gold medals to five citizens of Russia who have made a significant contribution to the development of the Russian power industry, agriculture, culture and sports.

Vladimir Putin will present Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation gold medals on May 1 at the Kremlin to five Russians awarded the decoration for their outstanding work services.

Vladimir Putin presented state decorations to organisers of the 2014 Olympics and Paralympics and to coaches and heads of sports federations in a ceremony at the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Awarding the Ushakov Medal to Citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Vladimir Putin met with the Russian medallists at the XXII 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The President congratulated the medallists on their successful results and presented them with state decorations.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Presenting Russian Federation State Decorations to Foreign Citizens.