Vladimir Putin congratulated the leaders of the CIS countries, Abkhazia and South Ossetia and the people of Georgia on the 68^th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on Building and Operating the Upper Naryn Cascade of Hydropower Plants.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan on the Status and Conditions of Presence of the Russian Military Base in the Republic of Tajikistan.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Kyrgyz Republic on the Status of and Conditions for the Presence of the Unified Russian Military Base in the Kyrgyz Republic and the Protocol between the Russian Federation and the Kyrgyz Republic on Cooperation in Military Matters during the Period Before the Entry into Force of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Kyrgyz Republic on the Status of and Conditions for the Presence of the Unified Russian Military Base in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan on Settling the Republic of Kyrgyzstan’s Debt to the Russian Federation under Earlier Accorded Loans.

Vladimir Putin welcomed US Secretary of State John Kerry to the Kremlin. Mr Kerry is in Russia on a working visit.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on the implementation of presidential executive orders signed on the inauguration day of May 7, 2012.

Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano following the death of Giulio Andreotti.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu. The two leaders discussed the situation in the region and developments in Syria, and also bilateral contacts over the upcoming period.

Vladimir Putin signed executive orders On Appointing Sergei Razov Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Italy and On Appointing Sergei Razov Concurrent Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Republic of San Marino.

On May 7, Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting in the Kremlin on the implementation of the eleven presidential executive orders signed exactly one year ago on the day of his inauguration.

Vladimir Putin had telephone conversations with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the United States Barack Obama on the American side’s initiative.

Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe discussed current bilateral cooperation matters and the main issues on the international agenda.

Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to President of Bangladesh Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina following a building collapse that has claimed many lives.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Horacio Cartes on his election as President of the Republic of Paraguay.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister David Cameron.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will make an official visit to Moscow on April 28–30 at Vladimir Putin's invitation.