Vladimir Putin met with President of Interros Holding and CEO of MMC Norilsk Nickel Vladimir Potanin to discuss Norilsk Nickel’s current activities, in particular a number of social programmes the company is carrying out and development prospects for the Rosa Khutor ski resort in Sochi.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on socioeconomic development in Crimea and Sevastopol. The meeting took place on the first anniversary of Crimea’s reunification with Russia.

On March 18, Vladimir Putin will chair a meeting in the Kremlin to consider the socioeconomic development of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol. Attending the meeting will be heads of regions and legislatures, and representatives of municipalities.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the Acting Governor of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area.

Vladimir Putin signed a list of instructions following a meeting of the State Council Presidium on the socioeconomic situation in the regions held on February 24, 2015.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Head of the Republic of Karelia Alexander Khudilainen. Mr Khudilainen briefed the President on the results for 2014 and plans for 2015.

Dmitry Kobylkin briefed the President on the socioeconomic situation in the region and the implementation of major infrastructural gas projects on the territory of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area.

Mr Sobyanin briefed Vladimir Putin on Moscow’s development trends and the preliminary results for 2014.

Ms Komarova briefed Vladimir Putin on the socioeconomic situation in the region, particularly with regard to the region’s industrial sector.

Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On Celebrating the 200^th Anniversary of the City of Grozny.

Vladimir Putin chaired a State Council Presidium meeting On Measures to Improve Economic Stability and Financial Support of the Regions’ Authority.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Alexander Levintal at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow.

The President will chair a meeting of the State Council Presidium on February 24.

Vladimir Putin signed a list of instructions on state policy on Cossacks.

The third meeting of the State Council working group On Measures to Promote Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Russian Federation was held in Tula.

Vladimir Putin met with Government members to discuss the anti-crisis measures government ministers are taking in the socioeconomic sector and the start of work within the framework of the agreement on the Eurasian Economic Union.

Mr Zimin briefed the President on the socioeconomic situation in the region.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Special Legal Regulation of Relations in the Culture and Tourism Sectors following the Accession of the Republic of Crimea to the Russian Federation and the Creation of New Constituent Entities within the Russian Federation – the Republic of Crimea and the Federal City of Sevastopol.

Mr Zhilkin briefed the President on the socioeconomic situation in the region and plans to establish a free industrial and economic zone.

The socioeconomic situation in the republic was the subject of discussion.