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

Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visited the VolleyGrad sports and fitness centre in Anapa. Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, who also chairs the supervisory board of the Russian National Volleyball Federation, briefed the officials on the work of the centre.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Talent and Success Foundation Board of Trustees.

Vladimir Putin toured the new School training facility finished in March 2019. The centre is equipped with cutting-edge technologies and is designed for teaching engineering, mathematics, chemistry and biology.

Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the Truth and Justice Independent Regional and Local Media Forum.

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.

The President was updated on the performance of the Curling Centre in the Sochi Olympic Park and met with head of the Russian Curling Federation Dmitry Svishchev.

Vladimir Putin visited the Yug-Sport Training Centre in Sochi. The President toured the facilities and briefly spoke to members of the Russian national boxing, judo and freestyle wrestling teams. He also took part in a training session.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to participants, organisers and guests of the 12^th Winter International Arts Festival in Sochi.

Vladimir Putin held a closing meeting with Defence Ministry leadership and defence industry heads at the Era Military Innovation Technopark. The participants discussed issues related to the construction of military facilities as part of the State Armament Programme.

Vladimir Putin continued the series of meetings on the development of the military-industrial complex. The second meeting of this cycle is devoted to the implementation of defence procurement and the State Armament Programme.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Emergencies Minister Yevgeny Zinichev and Governor of the Krasnodar Territory Veniamin Kondratyev on flash flooding relief operations in the region.

Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the 15^th anniversary meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club.

Vladimir Putin attended the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix, which took place at Sochi Autodrom at the Olympic Park.

On September 1, Knowledge Day, Vladimir Putin visited the Sirius Educational Centre, where he found out about the centre’s educational programmes and examined new laboratories.

On September 1, Vladimir Putin will visit the Sirius Educational Centre in Sochi to meet with winners of international student competitions of the 2017−2018 academic year, as well as teachers and instructors.