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July 2, 2014
Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday evening. Mr Shoigu briefed the President on the results of the snap inspection of Central Military District forces’ combat readiness.
May 8, 2014
Vladimir Putin observed a training session to test the administration of the Russian Armed Forces, which focussed on the deployment of individual units and divisions of missile forces, artillery, aviation, air defence and aerospace defence forces.
March 23, 2014
Vladimir Putin signed instructions for a number of federal ministries and agencies.
March 21, 2014
Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the permanent members of the Security Council, during which a detailed discussion on the situation in Ukraine took place.
March 20, 2014
In the course of his meeting with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, the President signed instructions to revive the Nakhimov Black Sea Higher Naval School and to recognise the military ranks and documents of military education of those Ukrainian service members who expressed their will to serve in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
December 23, 2013
Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu briefed Vladimir Putin via video linkup from Severodvinsk on the deployment of strategic nuclear missile submarine Alexander Nevsky by the Russian Navy.
September 30, 2013
Vladimir Putin met with Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, Healthcare Minister Veronika Skvortsova, Labour Minister Maxim Topilin, and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to discuss budget preparation matters.
September 25, 2013
Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office and Chairman of the Eurasian Centre for the Study, Preservation and Rehabilitation of the Leopard Population Sergei Ivanov and Defence Minister and President of the Russian Geographical Society Sergei Shoigu signed a cooperation agreement on the sidelines of the International Arctic Forum.
September 24, 2013
The President signed a list of instructions following the meeting of the Council for Civil Society and Human Rights held on September 4, 2013.
September 16, 2013
As Commander-in-Chief of Russia’s Armed Forces, Vladimir Putin has made a decision that along with Armed Forces’ preparations for the Zapad-2013 military exercises, comprehensive inspections of Interior Ministry troops will also take place, as well as inspections of a number of civilian agencies: the Transport Ministry, the Energy Ministry, and the Nizhny Novgorod regional government.
August 14, 2013
Vladimir Putin met with the permanent members of the Russian Security Council.
July 23, 2013
Sergei Shoigu briefed Vladimir Putin on the results of the large-scale exercises by troops in the Eastern and Central Military Districts.
July 12, 2013
Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu during his trip to Belgorod Region.
June 19, 2013
Vladimir Putin was briefed by Samara Region Governor Nikolai Merkushkin, Emergency Situations Minister Vladimir Puchkov, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, and Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova on the situation with the explosions at the munitions depot and test ground near Chapayevsk in Samara Region.
May 31, 2013
Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.
May 15, 2013
Vladimir Putin continued a series of meetings with Defence Ministry and General Staff officials. The latest meeting addressed key areas of development for the Strategic Missile Forces.
March 29, 2013
Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armed Forces Vladimir Putin arrived in Krasnodar Territory where he personally observed large-scale military exercises in the Black Sea region, the launch of which he ordered the previous day.
February 23, 2013
Vladimir Putin paid tribute to the memory of fallen soldiers, laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin Wall.
January 29, 2013
During a meeting yesterday, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov submitted Russia’s Defence Strategy for the President’s approval. Other issues discussed included the naval exercises with strategic aircraft and a new servicing system for weapons and military equipment.