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

The President held a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission to discuss, among other things, the funding and resources for the State Armament Programme until 2025 and the work of the Advanced Research Foundation.

The President signed Executive Order On the Chief Designer of Armaments, Military and Special Equipment.

Vladimir Putin visited the testing range of the Central Scientific Research Institute of Precise Mechanical Engineering.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Amending the Regulation on the Military Service, as enacted by Executive Order of the President of the Russian Federation No. 1237 of September 16, 1999.

Vladimir Putin has signed Executive Order On Recognising as Valid the Military Ranks and Education Documents of Russian Citizens Registered for Draft or as Reserve Servicemen in the Republic of Crimea and the City of Sevastopol, as well as their Military Service Certificates.

After the CSTO and Supreme Eurasian Economic Council summits, Vladimir Putin and the presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan visited the National Defence Control Centre.

Vladimir Putin took part in an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board.

Vladimir Putin visited the National Defence Control Centre, where he held a meeting on commissioning defence industry goods.

Vladimir Putin will hold an expanded session of the Defence Ministry Board on December 19 in Moscow. This will be the first time the session is held at the National Defence Control Centre of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On Ratifying the Agreement on the Basic Principles for Establishing a Secret Command System for the Collective Security Treaty Organisation’s collective security forces. 

Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On Ratifying the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan on Military-Technical Cooperation.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing new models of arms and military equipment.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the development of Russia’s defence industry. The meeting focussed, in particular, on the preliminary results of fulfilling the 2014 state defence order and further development of defence enterprises.

Vladimir Putin held the latest in a series of meetings on developing the armed forces. Military planning was the subject of discussion.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing the Armed Forces. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov, and the commanders of the different branches of the armed forces took part in the meeting.

Officers appointed to senior command positions were presented and had their senior military (special) titles conferred in a ceremony in the Grand Kremlin Palace’s St George Hall.

After a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council, Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.

Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Vladimir Putin on the Vostok 2014 strategic command-and-staff exercises.