Vladimir Putin met with volunteers at the XXII Winter Olympics and XI Winter Paralympics in Sochi.

Vladimir Putin and President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko took part in a friendly all-star ice hockey match at the Bolshoy Ice Dome in Sochi.

Vladimir Putin continued his inspection of the Olympic facilities and infrastructure and observed a fragment of the Games opening rehearsal.

Vladimir Putin inspected the Olympic facilities and assessed readiness of the mountain cluster infrastructure for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.

Vladimir Putin met with Defence Ministry officials and representatives of defence companies, chief commanders of the Armed Forces, troop commanders and representatives of defence companies.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing a military and dual-purpose orbital satellite group. Taking part in the meeting were Commander of the Air and Space Defence Forces Alexander Golovko, Head of Roscosmos Oleg Ostapenko, and the heads of a number of companies in the sector.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on carrying out a programme on the development and series production of long-range high-precision weapons.

Vladimir Putin looked over the Fisht Central Stadium, which will serve as the venue for the Olympics and Paralympics opening and closing ceremonies. The President also held a meeting on the ceremonies’ organisation.

Meeting participants discussed equipping Aerospace Defence Forces with up-to-date weapons.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing Russia’s Air Force.

Vladimir Putin listened to reports on preparations for the Sochi Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the strategic missile forces’ current state and development prospects. This is the first in a series of meetings on carrying out state defence procurement orders and equipping the Russian Armed Forces with modern arms and equipment under the 2011–2020 state arms programme.

Vladimir Putin inspected the Gornaya Karusel mountain ski and tourist resort, which includes the RusSki Gorki ski jumping facility and the media village.

The President of Russia will examine the final stages of preparations for the 2014 XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games.

Russian athletes’ preparation for the Sochi Olympics was the subject of discussion.

Vladimir Putin discussed with Mr Bach the preparations for the XXII Winter Olympics and the XI Winter Paralympics in Sochi in 2014.

Vladimir Putin and President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach took part in the opening ceremony for the Adler Railway Station’s new terminal.

Vladimir Putin saw the modernisation work taking place at Tuapse Refinery, where a new refinery using non-stop production technology is being built, and took part via video linkup in a ceremony launching a facility for primary crude oil processing.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting in Krasnodar Territory on the situation with the harvest.