With the assistance of Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova and mediation of the State of Qatar, two sisters were reunited with their family in Russia, and eight children were reunited with their relatives in Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Presidential Council for Science and Education, via videoconference. The discussion focused on ways of ensuring a sufficient number of trained engineers for the priority areas of scientific and technological development.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Minister of Education Sergei Kravtsov.

Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova visited the Bryansk Region as part of the National Inspection of the System for the Prevention of Social Orphanhood.

Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova visited the Orel Region as part of the National Inspection of the System for the Prevention of Social Orphanhood.

The President approved a list of instructions following a State Council meeting on social support for families in the Russian Federation held on December 20, 2024.

Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova visited the Republic of Mari El as part of the National Inspection for Social Orphanhood Prevention System.

Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova visited the Ivanovo Region as part of the National Inspection for Social Orphanhood Prevention System.

Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova visited the Kostroma Region as part of the nationwide Inspection of the system for the prevention of social orphanhood.

A meeting of the interagency working group on countering illegal financial transactions chaired by Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino was held via video conference.

Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova visited the Orenburg Region as part of the Nationwide Inspection of the System for the Prevention of Social Orphanhood.

Vladimir Putin called Arina Porkhal, a ninth-grader from the city of Gorlovka, a participant in the New Year Tree of Wishes charity event.

The President called 12-year-old Taisiya Leonova from the Moscow Region, a participant in the charity event the New Year Tree of Wishes.

Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova visited the Vologda Region as part of the nationwide inspection of the system for the prevention of social orphanhood. She met with the region’s Governor Georgy Filimonov and held an expanded meeting with heads of regional agencies operating in the child neglect and juvenile delinquency prevention system.

The President had a telephone conversation with Margarita Rutsinskaya, a 10-year-old participant in the New Year Tree of Wishes charity campaign from Shebekino, Belgorod Region.

Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova visited the Vladimir Region as part of a nationwide inspection of the system for the prevention of social orphanhood. During her visit, the Commissioner held a working meeting with the regional governor and participated in an expanded meeting with heads of agencies and institutions of the child neglect and juvenile delinquency prevention system.

Vladimir Putin chaired a State Council meeting at the Kremlin on the support of families in the Russian Federation.

Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova visited the Republic of Karelia as part of the Nationwide Inspection of the System for the Prevention of Social Orphanhood.

Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Maria Lvova-Belova held a meeting of the Parental Platform, a public advisory consultative body. Representatives of parental communities presented a summary of their collaborative efforts over the past year.

On December 11–12, Ulyanovsk hosted the second Master Forum All-Russian Festival of Social Theatre Practitioners, organised by the Office of the Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights, with support from the Russian Ministry of Culture and the Russian Union of Theatre Workers.