Anna Kuznetsova and Valentina Matviyenko discussed the priorities of the children's rights commissioners for 2017, including Presidential instructions regarding families.

In accordance with Article 107.3 of the Russian Federation Constitution, the President of Russia vetoed Federal Law On Amendments to Articles 15 and 16 of Federal Law On the General Principles of Local Government in the Russian Federation and to Federal Law On Education in the Russian Federation, which was adopted by the State Duma on December 21, 2016, approved by the Federation Council on December 23, 2016 and submitted to the President for signing and publication.

Vladimir Putin met with the leadership of the Federation Council, the State Duma, and relevant committees of both chambers to discuss the performance of the parliament, development priorities and legislative improvements to be introduced the next year.

Children’s Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova met with Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko, who chairs the Presidential Coordination Council for Implementing the 2012–2017 National Children’s Strategy.

Vladimir Putin and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko took part in a plenary session of the third Forum of Russian and Belarusian Regions.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov took part in a meeting of the Presidential Coordination Council for Implementing the 2012–2017 National Children’s Strategy. The participants focused on involving children in decisions that affect their interests.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with permanent members of the Security Council.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov took part in the 7^th meeting of the Coordinating Council for Implementing the 2012–2017 National Children’s Strategy.

Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Valentina Matviyenko on her re-election to the post of Speaker of the Federation Council.

The discussion at the meeting between Vladimir Putin and senior members of the Federation Council focused on the legal, economic, cultural, social and administrative integration of the two new constituent entities of the Russian Federation: the Republic of Crimea and the Federal City of Sevastopol.

A ceremony signing the laws on admitting the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol to the Russian Federation took place at the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin met with the permanent members of the Russian Security Council.

Vladimir Putin met with Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko and State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin before the start of the Federal Assembly’s autumn session.

Vladimir Putin met with the permanent members of the Russian Security Council.

Vladimir Putin met with the Security Council’s permanent members to discuss a number of current social and economic matters and international issues.

Ms Matviyenko briefed Vladimir Putin on the Council’s work, in particular, implementation of the national strategy for protecting children’s interests and the drafting of a state family policy concept.

Vladimir Putin paid tribute to the memory of fallen soldiers, laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin Wall.

Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent Security Council members, addressing current socioeconomic issues on the Russian domestic agenda, as well as international issues.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov held the first meeting of the Coordinating Council for Implementing the 2012–2017 National Children’s Interests Action Strategy.