Following negotiations on a settlement in Ukraine and the situation around Syria, the Russian President made a statement for the press.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin, Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President of France Francois Hollande exchanged views on a Syrian settlement.

Talks on settling the situation in Ukraine were held in Berlin between President of Russia Vladimir Putin, Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, President of France Francois Hollande, and President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

The President arrived in Berlin to take part in the Normandy format talks on settling the situation in Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to the 18^th World Congress of Russian Press in Paris, which began work at the Russian Spiritual and Cultural Centre that opened today in the French capital.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to all taking part in a ceremony inaugurating the Russian Orthodox Spiritual and Cultural Centre in Paris.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the Turkish side’s initiative.

At the Iraqi side's initiative, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq Haider al-Abadi.

Vladimir Putin took part in a meeting of leaders of BRICS member states with delegation heads from member states of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).

The President of Russia answered questions from Russian journalists following the BRICS Summit.

Vladimir Putin took part in the eighth BRICS summit. The meeting started in narrow format and then continued with participation of the BRICS countries’ delegations.

Vladimir Putin took part in a meeting of the BRICS leaders with members of the BRICS Business Council. Expanding trade cooperation, economic rapprochement between the BRICS countries and launching new joint projects were among the subjects of discussion.

Participants in the BRICS summit, held in Goa on 15–16 October, have met with captains of BRICS youth football teams.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the South African Republic on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Benaulim.

During his working visit to India, Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.

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

The President of Russia will take part in a session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation.

The President signed the Federal Law On the Ratification of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Syrian Arab Republic on the Deployment of an Air Group of the Russian Federation’s Armed Forces in the Syrian Arab Republic.