The President held a regular meeting with Government members. The meeting participants discussed measures to promote the use of natural gas as motor fuel.

The President held a meeting with Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov, Healthcare Minister Veronika Skvortsova and Investigative Committee Chairman Alexander Bastrykin in Kemerovo.

Minister of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disasters Relief Vladimir Puchkov reported to the President by telephone about the progress being made in fighting wildfires and their consequences in the Volgograd Region and Rostov-on-Don. The Minister did not rule out the possibility of arson.

Following the accident at the Mir mine in the city of Mirny, the President ordered Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov to go to accident site and head a rescue and emergency relief commission.

Last night, Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Minister of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disasters Relief Vladimir Puchkov.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Government members on measures to protect the rights of people involved in shared-equity construction projects and on defining the legal status of self-employed individuals.

Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Anna Kuznetsova and Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov discussed top priorities for child safety.

Vladimir Putin met with Minister of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief Vladimir Puchkov.

Emergency Situations Minister Vladimir Puchkov briefed Vladimir Putin on the rescue and restoration work underway in flood-affected areas of Primorye Territory.

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 held a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister – Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev, Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov and Governor of Primorye Territory Vladimir Miklushevsky to discuss the situation in certain regions of the Far East affected by floods.

Vladimir Putin held a regular meeting with Government members. They discussed, among other issues, relief and prevention of natural disasters such as wildfires and floods, railway traffic during the vacation season, and the National Final School Exam.

Vladimir Putin held a videoconference with several regional heads to discuss relief efforts following spring floods in the Urals, Siberian and Northwestern federal districts.

Vladimir Putin instructed the Government to establish a commission to investigate the causes of the accident at the Severnaya mine in Vorkuta, and provide assistance to the families of those killed and injured.

Vladimir Putin instructed Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to form a state commission to investigate the crash of Kogalymavia airliner in Egypt.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Minister of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief Vladimir Puchkov.

Vladimir Putin signed instructions for a number of federal ministries and agencies.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev and Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov.