Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting with senior officials of the Defence Ministry and the Security Council Staff on May 13 to examine the results of the snap military exercises that took place on March 28–29, 2013, in Krasnodar Territory.

Vladimir Putin attended the military parade on Red Square to celebrate the 68^th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting on the implementation of presidential executive orders signed on the inauguration day of May 7, 2012.

On May 7, Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting in the Kremlin on the implementation of the eleven presidential executive orders signed exactly one year ago on the day of his inauguration.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation.

Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces Vladimir Putin arrived in Krasnodar Territory where he personally observed large-scale military exercises in the Black Sea region, the launch of which he ordered the previous day.

Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces Vladimir Putin issued an order to begin the large-scale military exercises in the Black Sea area.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Security Council members. Current domestic socio-economic issues, as well as international matters were discussed.

The meeting focused on the performance of the Military-Industrial Commission, headed by Dmitry Rogozin, and the preliminary results of the state defence order placement.

Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Kyrgyz Republic on the Status and Conditions of the Joint Russian Military Base Presence on the Territory of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Protocol between the Russian Federation and the Kyrgyz Republic on Military Cooperation during the Period Preceding the Entry into Force of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Kyrgyz Republic on the Status and Conditions of the Joint Russian Military Base Presence on the Territory of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma for ratification the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan on the Status and Conditions of the Russian Military Base Presence on the Territory of the Republic of Tajikistan.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the current state and future development of Russia’s military aviation. Before the meeting, the President visited the Chkalov Novosibirsk Aviation Plant, where he saw the final stage of the Su-34 multipurpose bomber’s assembly process.

Vladimir Putin visited the 76^th Guards Air Assault Division and took part in events commemorating the memory of soldiers from the 6^th Paratroopers Company killed in action.

At the meeting with permanent members of the Security Council, Vladimir Putin discussed domestic policy and a number of international issues.

Vladimir Putin took part in an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board that reviewed the ministry’s work in 2012 and examined plans for the Armed Forces’ continued development.

In his address to the Defence Ministry Board members and senior commanders in the General Staff Academy in Moscow, the Commander in Chief will assess the progress of the military reform and identify key areas for further development of the Russian Armed Forces.