Vladimir Putin visited the United Engine Corporation – Ufa Engine Industrial Association.

Presidential Adviser German Klimenko met with young Crimean citizens as part of the Rosmolodyozh (Federal Agency for Youth Affairs) project Dialogue of Equals.

Vladimir Putin toured the recreation of the battle near the village of Arbuzovo on the southern tip of Nevsky Pyatachok during his visit to the Proryv [Breakthrough] Panorama Museum. The President also met with veterans and members of youth organisations, and watched a new feature film Frontier with them. Its main character was transported from today to January 1943, when bloody fighting took place on Nevsky Pyatachok.

At Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery, the President paid tribute to the memory of Leningrad residents and the defenders of the city as he laid flowers at the monument to the Motherland. Then, the President visited Nevsky Pyatachok military-historical complex, where he laid flowers at the Landmark Stone monument.

Vladimir Putin met with participants of the Forum of Small Towns and Historical Settlements that opened in Kolomna. The forum is devoted to preserving and developing the cultural, tourism and economic potential of small towns.

Presidential Aide and Secretary of the State Council Presidium Igor Levitin held a meeting with Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina to discuss preparations for a State Council Presidium meeting on developing regional industrial potential.

During his working trip to the Tver Region, Vladimir Putin visited Tver Carriage Works, where he was informed about the plant’s operation and shown its finished products.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Chairman of the Management Board and General Director of RusHydro Nikolai Shulginov. They discussed the performance of RusHydro in 2017 and its current activities.

As part of New Year celebrations, Vladimir Putin met in the State Kremlin Palace with current and former regional governors.

Vladimir Putin is chairing a State Council meeting on improving investment appeal of the Russian regions in the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Northwestern Federal District.

Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On the Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Central Federal District.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Alexander Gusev, and announced the decision to appoint him Acting Governor of Voronezh Region.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. Mr Minnikhanov briefed the President on the region’s socioeconomic situation.

Presidential Aide and State Council Secretary Igor Levitin chaired the second meeting of the State Council working group on the development of regional industrial potential.

Presidential Aide and State Council Secretary Igor Levitin chaired a meeting on preparations for the end-of-year State Council session to discuss the investment appeal of the regions as the basis for the economic development of the Russian Federation“.

A foresight session was held in Moscow on the strategy to promote Crimea’s image in 2020–2050, Republic of Crimea: An Image for the Future. One of the key subjects discussed by experts was the proposal to make CryptoCrimea the peninsula’s new investment brand.

During his trip to the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area, Vladimir Putin toured the construction site of the second and third phase of the Yamal LNG plant and met with employees.

At the end of his trip to Nizhny Novgorod, Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Acting Governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Gleb Nikitin.

The President visited the GAZ Group Automobile Plant and congratulated current and former staff on its 85^th anniversary.