Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev to discuss the spring sowing campaign.

In Voronezh, Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the development of agriculture.

Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev updated the President on the launch of a new system of subsidised loans for agricultural producers and the situation in agriculture.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and Priority Projects to discuss support for non-resource exports and environmental development.

Vladimir Putin met with Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev. The Minister briefed the President on the planned grain harvest and the Russian agricultural industry’s export potential.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Government members to discuss developing Russia’s Arctic region. The meeting also examined the situation with floods in the Russian Far East, and the Emergency Situations Minister briefed the President on the repair work underway in the region and assistance for those affected by the floods.

Vladimir Putin met with Government members to discuss priority areas for 2017. The President also instructed the Government to begin work on normalising relations with Turkey.

Mr Tkachev briefed the President on preparations for spring sowing campaign and the Ministry’s current work.

Aide to the President, State Council Secretary Igor Levitin held the first meeting of the working group to prepare the State Council Presidium meeting on the development of fishery in the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev to discuss state support measures for the agriculture sector and access to credit resources for agricultural producers.

Vladimir Putin met with Government members to discuss Russia’s socioeconomic development and forming the federal budget for 2016 and the 2017–2018 planning period, as well as a number of other current matters.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the Acting Head of the Administration (Governor) of Krasnodar Territory.

Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the Russian Federation Agriculture Minister.

Vladimir Putin met with Alexander Tkachev and Veniamin Kondratyev to discuss agriculture sector development and import replacement measures.

Mr Tkachev will be working on these matters in his new capacity as Agriculture Minister. Mr Putin proposed that Mr Kondratyev continue his work in the post of Acting Governor of Krasnodar Territory.

Vladimir Putin signed a list of instructions drafted following a meeting with members of the Government on February 12, 2014.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach, Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee Jacque Rogge and member of the International Olympic Committee Jean-Claude Killy.

Vladimir Putin met with representatives of the Russian Ice Hockey and Figure Skating federations.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with representatives of federal agencies and the Krasnodar Territory officials on the implementation of instructions on disaster relief following heavy floods in Krymsk in July 2012. In addition, the meeting participants discussed measures to protect the Krymsk county, Krasnodar Territory, from natural disasters.

Vladimir Putin and Krasnodar Territory Governor Alexander Tkachev inspected ski tracks at the Krasnaya Polyana Alpine Ski Resort.

Disaster relief measures following the floods in Krasnodar Territory’s Tuapse County on August 21, and compensation payment procedures for flood victims were the subjects of discussion.