Vladimir Putin sent greetings to participants of the 25^th National Congress of Commissioners for Children’s Rights in Russian Regions.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to the participants, organisers, and guests of the opening ceremony for the National Children’s Book Week.

A ceremony to present the 2025 Presidential Prize for Young Culture Professionals and the 2025 Presidential Prize for Works and Projects for Children and Young People was held in the Kremlin’s St Catherine Hall.

The Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, together with representatives of the Russian Theatre Union, has launched this year’s nationwide Giving Warmth campaign, timed to coincide with World Theatre Day.

Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova paid a working visit to St Petersburg. During the visit, she met with regional Governor Alexander Beglov, joined street service specialists in engaging with teenagers at a shopping centre, and held private meetings with local residents.

The President held a working meeting with Governor of Orenburg Region Yevgeny Solntsev.

A meeting of the Organising Committee for the Native Toy national competition, aimed at developing games and toys for preschool education, took place at the Russia National Centre.

Vladimir Putin held, via videoconference, a meeting with Government members, focusing on the renewal of the public transport fleet in the regions of the country.

At a meeting with Archpriest Alexander Tkachenko, chairman of the board of the Circle of Kindness Foundation that supports children with severe illnesses, to review the organisation’s achievements over its five years of operation.

The Presidential Executive Office hosted a meeting between Presidential Commissioner for Human Rights Maria Lvova-Belova and parents in need of assistance for bringing their children back.

The President signed Federal Law Ratifying the Protocol on Amendments to the Convention on Legal Aid and Legal Relations in Civil, Family and Criminal Cases of January 22, 1993.

The President signed Federal Law Ratifying the Protocol Amending the Convention on Legal Aid and Legal Relations in Civil, Family and Criminal Cases signed on October 7, 2002.

The head of the foundation reported to the President on the development of cooperation between the Sirius Centre and the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The President called seven-year-old Igor Stepanenko from the Moscow Region, who was a participant in the New Year Tree of Wishes charity event. Vladimir Putin helped the boy’s dream come true: to visit the World Ocean Museum and Reserve in Kaliningrad.

The President called ten-year-old Varvara Smakhtina, a participant in the New Year Tree of Wishes charity event. Vladimir Putin helped the schoolgirl fulfil her dream of meeting a cosmonaut from the Roscosmos team.

Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova met with families in need of reinstating parental rights or lifting restrictions on such rights. The meeting took place at the Presidential Executive Office.

Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights visited the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Kherson Region.

On December 3 and 4, the 4^th National Forum for the Prevention of Social Orphanhood, To live and Grow Up in a Family, took place in the Moscow Region with over 500 participants, including officials from regional and federal government agencies, academia and non-profit organisations, children’s rights commissioners, experts and various practitioners, as well as over 3,000 specialists joining the event online.

On November 13, Minsk hosted the sixth meeting of the Commission of Children’s Rights Commissioners from the CIS Member States, held with the support of the Executive Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States.