Foreign leaders congratulated the President and citizens of the Russian Federation on the 72^nd anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Vladimir Putin congratulated the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as well as the citizens of Georgia and Ukraine, on the 72^nd anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to Emmanuel Macron on his election as President of the French Republic.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev, at the Russian side’s initiative.

Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave a joint news conference following the talks.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi to discuss bilateral relations and current issues on the international agenda.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the United States Donald Trump.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of South Ossetia Anatoly Bibilov. They discussed, in particular, economic cooperation between the two countries. The presidential election in South Ossetia was held in April 2017.

Vladimir Putin received Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Angela Merkel at his Sochi residence.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Protocol Amending the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan on the Status of the City of Baikonur and the Procedures for Formation and Status of its Executive Bodies of December 23, 1995.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement on the Foundations of Relations between the Russian Federation and the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.

Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President of the Kyrgyz Republic Almazbek Atambayev over the tragic aftermath of a landslide in Osh Region.

Vladimir Putin met with Rainer Seele, chairman of the Executive Board and CEO of the OMV oil and gas concern. Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller also attended the meeting.

Following their talks, Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made statements for the press.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe. 

Vladimir Putin met with Director of the General Office of the Communist Party of the People’s Republic of China Li Zhanshu.

Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin with President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Juan Manuel Vega-Serrano. Also taking part in the meeting was Head of the National Financial Monitoring Agency Rosfinmonitoring Yury Chikhanchin.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino and Director of the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Li Zhanshu discussed bilateral issues and prospects for cooperation between Russia and China.