The President visited the museum exhibition of the restored Fort Constantine. Before the visit, Mr Putin laid flowers at a monument honouring the memory of the fortress’s defenders.

After examining the ancient shipwreck near the entrance to Balaklava Bay in Sevastopol, Vladimir Putin talked to journalists about his submersion on board the bathyscaphe and answered some of their questions.

Vladimir Putin took part in an expedition of the Russian Geographical Society (RGS) to explore ancient ships that sank in the Black Sea.

While on a working trip to Crimea, Vladimir Putin had an informal meeting with representatives of Crimean ethnic groups’ public associations.

Vladimir Putin held a State Council Presidium meeting in Yalta on developing Russia’s tourism sector.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov visited Kerch, where he met with Adzhimushkai search expedition participants and toured the Adzhimushkai stone quarries.

As part of his working trip to the Crimean Federal District, the President will hold a State Council Presidium meeting in Yalta on developing Russia’s tourism sector.

Presidential Aide and State Council Secretary Igor Levitin held a meeting on preparations for a State Council presidium session on developing tourism in the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On Abolishing the Ministry for Crimean Affairs and the State Commission for Socioeconomic Development of the Republic of Crimea and City of Sevastopol.

Vladimir Putin presented certificates conferring the honorary title of City of Military Glory to representatives of Gatchina, Grozny, Petrozavodsk, Staraya Russa and Feodosia.

Vladimir Putin signed a list of instructions drafted following a meeting on socioeconomic development in Crimea and Sevastopol on March 18, 2015.

Vladimir Putin signed executive orders conferring the title of City of Military Glory on Staraya Russa, Gatchina, Petrozavodsk, Grozny, and Feodosia.

Vladimir Putin attended the We’re Together! concert and meeting celebrating the first anniversary of Crimea and Sevastopol’s reunification with Russia.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on socioeconomic development in Crimea and Sevastopol. The meeting took place on the first anniversary of Crimea’s reunification with Russia.

On March 18, Vladimir Putin will chair a meeting in the Kremlin to consider the socioeconomic development of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol. Attending the meeting will be heads of regions and legislatures, and representatives of municipalities.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Special Legal Regulation of Relations in the Culture and Tourism Sectors following the Accession of the Republic of Crimea to the Russian Federation and the Creation of New Constituent Entities within the Russian Federation – the Republic of Crimea and the Federal City of Sevastopol.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Special Aspects of Legal Regulation of Relations Pertaining to Social Security (Support) and Compulsory Social Security Payments to Certain Categories of Citizens Residing on the Territories of the Republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Importance Sevastopol.

Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On Specificities of Legal Regulation of Relations in the Media following the Accession of the Republic of Crimea to the Russian Federation and the Formation of Two New Federal Constituent Entities in the Russian Federation – the Republic of Crimea and the Federal City of Sevastopol.