Vladimir Putin congratulated the teaching staff, cadets and graduates of the Russian Federation Defence Ministry’s Moscow Higher Combined Arms Command Academy on its 100^th anniversary.

Vladimir Putin delivered a speech at the State Kremlin Palace before the defence industry’s veterans and employees.

Vladimir Putin met with veteran members of the Military-Industrial Commission and defence industry personnel before a Kremlin reception on the Commission’s 60th anniversary.

Following their bilateral meeting, Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met with Russian and Syrian service personnel who participated in the antiterrorist operation in the Syrian Arab Republic.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Syria Bashar al-Assad while on a tour of the Russian airbase at Khmeimim. The two leaders discussed the outcome of the counterterrorism operations in Syria.

Vladimir Putin met in his Novo-Ogaryovo residence with Zhang Youxia, Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of China Central Military Commission and Co-Chairman of the Russian-Chinese Intergovernmental Commission for Military-Technical Cooperation.

Vladimir Putin presented state awards to Rostec personnel and to representatives of the state corporation’s companies on the occasion of its 10th anniversary.

Vladimir Putin conducted the final session in a series of meetings with Defence Ministry and defence industry officials.

Vladimir Putin continued a series of meetings with senior officials from the Defence Ministry and the defence industry. The participants in the meeting, attended also by heads of ministries and regions, discussed the results of the Zapad-2017 military exercise.

Vladimir Putin held a regular meeting with senior officials of the Defence Ministry and defence industry of Russia, focusing on issues related to fulfilling the state defence order.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with senior officials of the Defence Ministry and defence industry, which opened the tenth cycle of meetings on military matters.

Dmitry Rogozin informed the President about progress in the construction of the Tu-160M2 supersonic strategic missile bomber.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Commission for Military Technical Cooperation with Foreign States.

Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On Ratifying the Protocol to Amend and Augment the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus on Jointly Guarding the Union State’s Air Space and on Establishing a Single Regional Air Defence System of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus of February 3, 2009.

Vladimir Putin has signed the Federal Law On Ratifying the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Belarus on Joint Logistics Support for the Regional Army Group (Forces) of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan on Cooperation in Military Postal and Courier Service.

Training on the management of Russia’s Strategic Nuclear Forces was held the previous evening.

A ceremony was held in the Kremlin to present officers appointed to senior command posts and awarded higher military (special) titles and ranks.

Vladimir Putin held a regular meeting with Government members.