Vladimir Putin had a meeting with President of China Xi Jinping. The two presidents exchanged views on priority matters in bilateral relations, cooperation within the BRICS group and the SCO, and current international issues.

The BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summits will take place in Ufa, the capital of Bashkortostan, on July 8–10.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with president of France Francois Hollande.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde on the Russian side’s initiative.

On 8–10 July, the BRICS and SCO summits will take place in Ufa. Vladimir Putin will take part in the summits as head of the country currently holding the presidency in these organisations.

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

On Greece’s initiative, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras.

Vladimir Putin congratulated President of the United States of America Barack Obama on Independence Day.

Vladimir Putin held an expanded meeting of the Security Council at the Kremlin. The meeting discussed a range of issues concerning protection of Russia’s security and national interests in the face of sanctions imposed by a number of countries.

Vladimir Putin congratulated President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on Belarus’ national holiday, Independence Day.

The President signed Federal Law On Ratifying the Treaty on Alliance and Integration between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Ossetia.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratifying the Protocol to the Agreement Between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Armenia on Cooperation in Supplying Natural Gas, Petroleum Derivatives and Rough Diamonds to the Republic of Armenia of December 2, 2013.

At Kazakhstan's initiative, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to President of Indonesia Joko Widodo in connection with numerous deaths caused by a military transport plane crash near Medan.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, whom he congratulated warmly on his birthday.

Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem, with whom he discussed, in particular, the situation in Syria and combating international terrorism.

Vladimir Putin expressed his sincere condolences to Emir of the State of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah following the deaths of multiple people in a terrorist attack in Kuwait City.

Vladimir Putin expressed his deepest condolences to President of the Tunisian Republic Beji Caid Essebsi following the death of citizens of Tunisia and many other countries in a terrorist attack at a hotel in the city of Sousse.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the United States of America Barack Obama.