The President held a meeting, via videoconference, with permanent members of the Security Council.

Vladimir Putin took part in a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council via videoconference.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Angela Merkel, who completed her term of office as Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany on December 8.

Following Russian-Greek talks, Vladimir Putin and Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave statements for the press and replied to journalists’ questions.

Vladimir Putin sent a message to Angela Merkel on the end of her tenure as the Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, in which he expressed his sincere gratitude for their fruitful cooperation and readiness for a mutually respectful dialogue.

Vladimir Putin sent a message to Olaf Scholz congratulating him on taking office as Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in Sochi.

Vladimir Putin had a lengthy conversation with President of the United States of America Joseph Biden.

The President signed Federal Law On the Accession of the Russian Federation to the 2007 Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Protocol on Amendments to the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Hungary on Granting the Government of Hungary a State Credit for Financing the Construction of a Nuclear Power Plant in Hungary, dated March 28, 2014.

Vladimir Putin held talks with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

Vladimir Putin sent congratulations to Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria Karl Nehammer on his accession to office.

The President of Russia arrived in India on a working visit.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting, via videoconference, with President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Societies Francesco Rocca.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov.