Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council.

Vladimir Putin met with permanent members of the Security Council.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council.

Vladimir Putin attended a gala evening marking Security Agency Worker's Day. The President congratulated all security agencies' current officers and veterans on their professional holiday.

Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council.

Vladimir Putin met with Defence Ministry officials and representatives of defence companies, chief commanders of the Armed Forces, troop commanders and representatives of defence companies.

Meeting participants discussed equipping Aerospace Defence Forces with up-to-date weapons.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing Russia’s Air Force.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing nuclear submarine forces. Taking part in the meeting were Navy Commander Viktor Chirkov and heads of a number of defence enterprises.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the strategic missile forces’ current state and development prospects. This is the first in a series of meetings on carrying out state defence procurement orders and equipping the Russian Armed Forces with modern arms and equipment under the 2011–2020 state arms programme.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Security Council on national security in environmental protection and natural resources use.

Officers appointed to senior command positions were presented and had their senior military (special) titles conferred at a ceremony held in the Grand Kremlin Palace’s St George Hall.

Vladimir Putin will chair a meeting of the Security Council devoted to national security with regards to environmental protection and natural resources.

Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council.

Vladimir Putin met with the permanent members of the Russian Security Council.

Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council.

Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council.

Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko inspected the final stage of the Zapad-2013 Russian-Belarusian strategic military exercises.

Vladimir Putin took part in a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO).

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov took part in the opening of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) conference – Global Strategic Review, and addressed its plenary session.