Vladimir Putin received letters of credence from 14 new ambassadors to the Russian Federation. The ceremony took place in the Grand Kremlin Palace’s Alexander Hall.

On June 27, Vladimir Putin will receive the letters of credence from fourteen new ambassadors to the Russian Federation. Following tradition, the ceremony will be held in the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel.

Vladimir Putin had another telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President of France Francois Hollande, with participation by President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas, who is in Russia on a working visit, at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence near Moscow.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Government members. The meeting addressed issues pertaining to organisation of transportation and development of communication services in Crimea, as well as the problem of taking care of refugees fleeing conflict zone in Ukraine. Ways to encourage low-income housing construction and the creation of institution of non-profit housing rental were discussed separately.

At Israel’s initiative, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu.

Vladimir Putin met in Vienna with President of the Swiss Confederation and Chairperson-in-Office of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Didier Burkhalter.

Vladimir Putin took part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the monument to Soviet soldiers who fell in the liberation of Austria from Nazism. The memorial is located on Schwarzenbergplatz in central Vienna.

Russian-Austrian talks took place in Vienna within the framework of Vladimir Putin’s official visit to Austria.

Vladimir Putin has submitted a proposal to the Federation Council to repeal its Resolution on the use of the Russian Armed Forces on the territory of Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin signed the Order On Signing the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons.

Vladimir Putin signed an order to award a Certificate of Merit from the President of the Russian Federation to Peter Sixl, a citizen of the Austrian Republic and active historian, for his contribution to immortalising the memory of the Soviet citizens who died on Austrian territory during World War II.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the United States Barack Obama in accordance with a previously-reached agreement.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to the 5^th Russian-Azerbaijani Forum Interregional Cooperation: New Opportunities for Growth.

Vladimir Putin welcomed the news that the Ukraine’s Choice public movement has started making contacts in Donetsk and Lugansk. Ukraine’s Choice is led by Viktor Medvedchuk, who has consistently supported the idea of federalism in Ukraine. At the same time he is a respected figure in Kiev and is known in the West.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President of France Francois Hollande, as had been arranged by earlier agreement. The three leaders exchanged views on ways to resolve the serious internal political crisis in Ukraine.