The President approved a list of instructions following a meeting with Russian print media executives held on February 20, 2019.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to current and former workers of the TASS news agency on its 115th anniversary.

The Presidential Press and Information Office’s Department of Accreditation would like to announce that accreditation requests from journalists are no longer accepted.

Following the II Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit, Vladimir Putin met with Russian journalists and answered their questions.

Ahead of the official visit to Italy, Vladimir Putin gave an interview to a leading Italian daily Corriere della Sera.

Following the G20 summit, the President of Russia answered journalists’ questions.

On the eve of the G20 summit, Vladimir Putin spoke with The Financial Times Editor Lionel Barber and Moscow Bureau Chief Henry Foy.

Following Direct Line with Vladimir Putin, the President answered a number of questions from media representatives.

The annual special Direct Line with Vladimir Putin was broadcast live by Channel One, Rossiya 1, Rossiya 24, NTV, Public Television of Russia (OTR) and Mir TV channels, and Mayak, Vesti FM and Radio Rossii radio stations.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on preparations for Direct Line with Vladimir Putin, which will be broadcast on June 20 at noon, Moscow time.

Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On Amending Article 13.21 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation.

Prior to visiting Kyrgyzstan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit and Tajikistan to take part in the summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia, President Vladimir Putin answered the questions of Radik Batyrshin, President and Editor-in-chief of the Mir Interstate Television and Radio Company.

On June 20, 2019, at 12 pm, the annual special Direct Line with Vladimir Putin will be broadcast live by Channel One, Rossiya 1, Rossiya 24, NTV, Public Television of Russia and Mir TV channels, and Mayak, Vesti FM and Radio Rossii radio stations.

Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the Truth and Justice Independent Regional and Local Media Forum.

The Presidential Press and Information Office’s Department of Accreditation would like to announce that accreditation requests to cover the celebrations of the 74^th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945 are no longer accepted.

The list of journalists accredited to cover the annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly, which will take place at 12 pm on February 20 in Gostiny Dvor, has been published.

Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko answered media questions following a meeting on the development of the Russia-Belarus cultural and humanitarian ties, during which they discussed bilateral cooperation in culture, education and sports.