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

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 sent his greetings to delegates of the XII conference of intelligence, law enforcement and security service heads of foreign partner agencies of the Russian Federal Security Service.

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

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

Vladimir Putin held another meeting with Defence Ministry officials.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Defence Ministry officials to address the creation of new missile defence systems.

Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting with senior officials of the Defence Ministry and the Security Council Staff on May 13 to examine the results of the snap military exercises that took place on March 28–29, 2013, in Krasnodar Territory.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Laws On Banning Certain Categories of Individuals from Opening and operating Accounts (Deposits), Keeping Money and Valuables in Foreign Banks Located outside Russian Federation Territory, and Owning and (or) Using Foreign Financial Instruments, and On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation following the Adoption of the Federal Law On Banning Certain Categories of Individuals from Opening and Operating Accounts (Deposits), Keeping Money and Valuables in Foreign Banks Located outside Russian Federation Territory, and Owning and (or) Using Foreign Financial Instruments, and Federal Constitutional Law On Amendments to Article 11 of the Federal Constitutional Law On the Russian Federation Government.

Vladimir Putin met with the Security Council’s permanent members to discuss a number of current social and economic matters and international issues.

Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces Vladimir Putin arrived in Krasnodar Territory where he personally observed large-scale military exercises in the Black Sea region, the launch of which he ordered the previous day.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Security Council members. Current domestic socio-economic issues, as well as international matters were discussed.

Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma draft Federal Law On Amendment to Article 13 of the Federal Law On the Federal Security Service.

At the meeting with permanent members of the Security Council, Vladimir Putin discussed domestic policy and a number of international issues.

Vladimir Putin met with permanent members of the Security Council to discuss domestic social and economic issues and current international affairs.

Vladimir Putin presented Russia’s new foreign policy concept at a meeting with Security Council members.

Vladimir Putin spoke at an expanded FSB board meeting on the results of its activities in 2012.

Vladimir Putin met with permanent members of the Security Council to discuss current international issues, in particular, the situation in Syria. An exchange of views on Russia’s Armed Forces’ organisation and development also took place, and the meeting examined domestic and external security issues.

Vladimir Putin met with permanent members of the Security Council to discuss current social and economic issues on the domestic agenda and the international situation.