Vladimir Putin saw the modernisation work taking place at Tuapse Refinery, where a new refinery using non-stop production technology is being built, and took part via video linkup in a ceremony launching a facility for primary crude oil processing.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev and Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov.

Mr Tsukanov briefed Vladimir Putin on the social and economic situation in the region.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with acting Governor of Stavropol Territory Vladimir Vladimirov.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Early Termination of the Mandate of Stavropol Territory Governor.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Governor of Ivanovo Region Mikhail Men.

Late last night Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on creating modern facilities for the production of liquefied natural gas on the Yamal Peninsula – the Yamal LNG project – and building the Sabetta seaport.

Vladimir Putin and President of Finland Sauli Niinistö participated in the opening ceremony for the Nyagan GRES thermal power plant.

Vladimir Putin signed a list of instructions following the meeting on socioeconomic development in Primorye Territory on August 31, 2013.

Mr Kostin briefed Vladimir Putin on the bank’s work with private customers and small businesses in flood-affected regions and also discussed a number of the bank’s infrastructure projects.

Mr Putin will visit the Kalashnikov Concern in Izhevsk, where he will view the latest firearms models and see some of the stages of the production process. 

Vladimir Putin met with Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin. During last night’s meeting, they discussed measures Rosneft has taken to support residents of the Far East affected by flooding.

Governor of Novgorod Region Sergei Mitin briefed Vladimir Putin in a telephone conversation on all of the circumstances of the tragedy.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting with heads of Russian regions voted in during regional elections held on the single election day.

Vladimir Putin held a Security Council meeting on main government policy areas in the North Caucasus Federal District.

The meeting will discuss the main lines of Russia’s state policy in the North Caucasus Federal District.

Vladimir Putin met with Acting Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin and teachers from Moscow schools.

Vladimir Putin visited general school No. 7 in Kurgan on the first day of the new school year.