A ceremony took place at the Grand Kremlin Palace’s St George Hall to present the officers and prosecutors who have been appointed to higher posts, and received higher military, special and class ranks.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Sergei Bolkhovitin.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the Head of the Federal Agency for the CIS Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo).

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the Head of the Russian Federation Presidential Directorate for Domestic Policy, appointing Tatyana Voronova to this post.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation for Anti-Terrorism Matters.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the Acting Governor of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Area.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Alexander Levintal at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow.

Vladimir Putin signed a list of instructions on state policy on Cossacks.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with members of both chambers of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

On the eve of International Anti-Corruption Day, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov met with media representatives. The meeting addressed the results of anti-corruption audit in respect of several state corporations and companies.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov chaired a meeting of the Presidential Council for Countering Corruption Presidium. Other participants in the meeting included Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, President of the Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev, First Deputy Prosecutor General Alexander Buksman and other invited officials.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Middle East and Africa.

Presidential Aide Yevgeny Shkolov chaired a meeting of the Commission for Citizenship Issues.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Accounts Chamber Chairperson Tatyana Golikova to assess the implementation of the state programmes adopted by the Government and their conformity with national strategic development targets.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Acting Governor of Bryansk Region Alexander Bogomaz.