During his working trip to Crimea, the President met with VAD General Director Valery Abramov and his First Deputy Viktor Perevalov to discuss the construction of the Tavrida motor road.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Head of the Republic of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov, who updated the President on the socioeconomic situation in Crimea.

Vladimir Putin visited Shadow of Babylon international bike show, organised by Night Wolves Motorclub. The President was accompanied by Head of Crimea Sergei Aksyonov and Acting Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants of the international conference dedicated to the 75^th anniversary of the liberation of Crimea and Sevastopol from Nazi occupation.

The President approved a list of instructions following a meeting with representatives of the public of the Republic of Crimea and the city of federal importance Sevastopol, which took place on March 18, 2019 in connection with the 5^th anniversary of the Republic of Crimea becoming part of the Russian Federation.

The President approved a list of instructions following a Government meeting held on March 20, 2019.

Vladimir Putin attended Crimean Spring: Five Years at Home Harbour concert held to mark the fifth anniversary of the 2014 Crimean referendum and Crimea’s reunification with Russia.

In Simferopol, Vladimir Putin met with representatives of the public of Crimea and Sevastopol.

During his visit to Crimea, Vladimir Putin met with members of the public of the French Republic.

The President visited the Malakhov Kurgan memorial complex where he saw the museum exhibit on the feats accomplished by Russian soldiers in the Crimean War and laid flowers at the monument to Vice Admiral Vladimir Kornilov.

Vladimir Putin took part in the ceremony launching the Balaklavskaya thermal power plant and launched the Tavricheskaya TPP and the Port substation in Taman via videoconference.

Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On Amending Article 4 of the Federal Law On Legal Regulation of Education in the Context of the Republic of Crimea Joining the Russian Federation and the Establishment of New Regions, the Republic of Crimea and the Federal City of Sevastopol, within the Russian Federation and On Amending the Federal Law On Education in the Russian Federation.

The President signed Federal Law On Amendments to Article 11 of Federal Law On Russia’s Days of Military Glory and Commemorative Dates.

Vladimir Putin took part in the opening ceremony of the Crimean Bridge motorway section and drove the lead vehicle of the construction equipment convoy.

The President’s trip came on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the referendum on Crimea and Sevastopol’s reunification with Russia.

The President visited the new air terminal complex of Simferopol International Airport. Construction of the terminal began in May 2016, and it is to be put into operation by the summer tourist season.

A foresight session was held in Moscow on the strategy to promote Crimea’s image in 2020–2050, Republic of Crimea: An Image for the Future. One of the key subjects discussed by experts was the proposal to make CryptoCrimea the peninsula’s new investment brand.