The Presidential Press and Information Office’s Department of Accreditations and Briefings is now taking accreditation requests to cover the BRICS Summit and the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Council of Heads of State in Ufa on July 8–10, 2015.

Vladimir Putin took part in the Truth and Justice Second Media Forum of Independent Local and Regional Media, organised by the Russian Popular Front.

The Presidential Press and Information Office’s Department of Accreditation and Briefings is now taking accreditation requests to cover the events celebrating the 70^th Anniversary of victory in the 1941–1945 Great Patriotic War (May 8–9, 2015).

Vladimir Putin congratulated Konstantin Ernst and the entire team at Channel One on 20 years of broadcasting.

Vladimir Putin congratulated the staff of the Zvezda (Star) television channel on its 10^th anniversary.

The President’s news conference was broadcast live by Channel One, Rossiya-1 and Rossiya-24 TV channels, and by the Radio Rossii, Mayak and Vesti FM radio stations. 1259 Russian and foreign journalists have been accredited to cover the news conference.

The news conference will be held on December 18, 2014.

Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On Specificities of Legal Regulation of Relations in the Media following the Accession of the Republic of Crimea to the Russian Federation and the Formation of Two New Federal Constituent Entities in the Russian Federation – the Republic of Crimea and the Federal City of Sevastopol.

Vladimir Putin gave an interview to the leading Chinese media outlets in the run up to his visit to the People’s Republic of China where he will take part in the APEC Summit.

Ahead of his visit to Serbia, Vladimir Putin gave an interview to the leading Serbian daily Politika.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Russian Federation Law On Mass Media.

Vladimir Putin and President of the Argentine Republic Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner launched Russia Today TV channel’s Spanish-language broadcasts on Argentina’s national television via TV linkup.

As Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the national public organisation Russian Geographical Society, Vladimir Putin answered questions from the organisation’s magazine Vokrug Sveta [Around the World].

Vladimir Putin congratulated the Interfax news agency staff on its 25^th anniversary.

Following the celebrations to mark the 70^th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, Vladimir Putin answered questions from journalists.

In the run-up to his visit to France, Vladimir Putin gave an interview to Radio Europe 1 news programme author and frontman Jean-Pierre Elkabbach and anchor of the evening news on TF1 TV channel Gilles Bouleau. The interview was recorded on June 3 in Sochi.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with heads of leading international news agencies.

Vladimir Putin answered journalists’ questions at the end of his official visit to the People’s Republic of China.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to participants and guests at the 16^th World Russian Press Congress.