Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to Xi Jinping on his re-election as President of the People’s Republic of China.

Vladimir Putin has signed the Executive Order On the Organising Committee to Prepare for and Support the Presidency of the Russian Federation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in 2019–2020 and BRICS in 2020.

The President had a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council

Vladimir Putin sent a telegram to Angela Merkel congratulating her on her reelection as Federal Chancellor of Germany.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at Turkmenistan’s initiative.

Vladimir Putin answered questions from NBC anchor Megyn Kelly. The interview was recorded in the Kremlin on March 1, 2018, and in Kaliningrad on March 2, 2018.

The President signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement on Basic Principles of Relations between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Honduras.

The President signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia on Cooperation in Providing Health Insurance to Citizens of the Russian Federation Permanently Residing in the Republic of Abkhazia within the Framework of the Russian Federation’s System of Mandatory Health Insurance, and in Providing These Citizens with Medical Assistance at the Medical Organisations of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boyko Borissov.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of France Emmanuel Macron at the initiative of the French side.

The President chaired this year’s first meeting of the Commission for Military Technical Cooperation with Foreign States.

Vladimir Putin sent his congratulations to President of Bulgaria Rumen Radev on the 140^th anniversary of Bulgaria’s liberation from the Ottoman oppression.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to Armen Sarkissian on being elected President of the Republic of Armenia.

Vladimir Putin and Sebastian Kurz gave a joint news conference following their talks.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria Sebastian Kurz who is in Russia on a working visit.

The President held a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron and acting Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Angela Merkel.