In view of his visit to Cuba, Argentina and Brazil, Vladimir Putin answered questions from journalists of the Prensa Latina and ITAR-TASS news agencies.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu at the initiative of the Israeli side.

Vladimir Putin, German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and President of the French Republic Francois Hollande had a telephone conversation to further discuss the various aspects of the crisis in Ukraine, given the armed operation in the south east of the country and the growing number of Ukrainian refugees on the territory of Russia.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the heads of delegations to the 13^th meeting of the Conference of Heads of CIS Security and Intelligence Services dedicated to intelligence matters.

The President has signed a number of orders regarding the execution of agreements between the Russian Federation and the Argentine Republic.

The Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov is in China on a working visit. On the first day of the visit, the official met with the President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping and the Head of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee Li Zhanshu, and visited the Russian Language Centre of the Beijing Foreign Languages University.

Vladimir Putin met with Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini.

Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic, who is in Russia on a working visit.

Vladimir Putin will meet with Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic, who is in Russia on a working visit.

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

Vladimir Putin will make a series of visits on July 11–16 to Latin American countries and will take part in BRICS summit, including the BRICS-Latin America meeting planned as part of the summit.

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

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President of France Francois Hollande in continuation of discussion on the crisis in Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin sent his congratulations to President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on Independence Day, which this year coincides with the 70^th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from Nazi occupation.

Vladimir Putin and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko held talks during Mr Putin’s working visit to Belarus.

Vladimir Putin arrived in Minsk to take part in events commemorating the 70^th anniversary of the liberation of Belarus from Nazi occupation.

Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council.

Vladimir Putin took part in a conference of Russian Federation ambassadors and permanent representatives on protecting Russia’s national interests and strengthening the foundations and principles of international relations.

Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu.