Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoye.

Vladimir Putin extended his greetings on Christmas and the upcoming New Year 2026 to heads of foreign states and governments.

The President signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Interim Trade Agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and its Member States, of the one part, and Mongolia, of the other part.

The President signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement on the Fundamentals of Relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Mali.

The President signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), and the International Competence Centre for Mining Engineering Education on the Reinstatement of Status of the International Competence Centre for Mining Engineering Education as a UNESCO Category 2 Centre.

The President signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Mozambique on Extradition.

Vladimir Putin congratulated President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on his birthday.

In St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.

A bilateral meeting between Vladimir Putin and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon was held at the State Hermitage Museum. Earlier, the Head of State of the Republic of Tajikistan took part in an informal meeting of the leaders of the CIS member countries.

Following the informal meeting of CIS leaders, Vladimir Putin held a bilateral meeting with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

Vladimir Putin attended the award ceremony of the Leo Tolstoy International Peace Prize.