Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to President of the Republic of Abkhazia Alexander Ankvab on his 60th birthday.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Shinzo Abe on his election as Prime Minister of Japan.

President of Russia made an official visit to India.

Ahead of the Russian President’s official visit to India, The Hindu published an article by Vladimir Putin.

Vladimir Putin took part in the Russia-EU Summit meeting.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Park Geun-hye on her election to the post of President of the Republic of Korea.

Vladimir Putin, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev took part in a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.

EurAsEC Interstate Council summit took place in the Kremlin. Reforming the Community and improving its mechanisms were the main subjects on the agenda.

CSTO Collective Security Council meeting took place in the Kremlin.

On December 18, Vladimir Putin will meet in Moscow with President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych, who will be on a working visit to Russia.

On December 24, the President of Russia will make an official visit to India at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

On December 19, Vladimir Putin will take part in the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Collective Security Council meeting, the meeting of the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) Interstate Council, and the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting.

The meeting participants summed up the results of Russia's military technology cooperation with foreign states in 2012 and discussed prospective lines of work.

Vladimir Putin congratulated President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev on Independence Day, the country's national holiday.

Vladimir Putin sent his deep condolences to President of the United States Barack Obama following the tragedy in the elementary school in Connecticut.