The President visited the branch of the National State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK) in Sochi, met with the management and leading journalists of one of Russia’s leading media holdings.

Vladimir Putin has visited the Sirius educational centre for gifted children, where the opening ceremony for the new Chess educational programme took place.

Vladimir Putin addressed via videoconference all present at a concert in Palmyra by the Mariinsky State Academic Symphony Orchestra under the direction of National Artist of Russia Valery Gergiev. The concert, titled Prayer for Palmyra – Music Brings the Ancient Walls to Life, took place at the ancient town’s world famous amphitheatre.

Vladimir Putin signed the Federal Law On Amending Article 9 of the Federal Law on State Regulation of Activities to Organise and Conduct Gambling and on Amendments to other Russian Laws.

Vladimir Putin attended the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix. The competition was held at the Sochi Autodrom, the most cutting-edge Russian circuit for international motor sport races.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with heads of sports federation on getting the Russian sports teams ready for the XXXI Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2016.

Vladimir Putin held the latest in a series of meetings on Armed Forces development. Carrying out state defence procurement orders was the subject of discussion.

Vladimir Putin took part in the final plenary session of the 12^th annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club.

Vladimir Putin attended the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix race in Sochi.

The NHL Stars team of ice hockey veterans and the NHL team played a gala match at Sochi’s Big Ice Arena to mark the opening of the Night Hockey League’s fifth season.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu. Mr Shoigu briefed the President on the Russian Aerospace Forces’ operation in Syria.

Vladimir Putin met with members of the Russian national team that won the 2015 International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) Games.

Vladimir Putin received President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko and President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev at his Bocharov Ruchei residence in Sochi.

Vladimir Putin met with the WorldSkills professional skills competition’s Russian national team, which won six medals at the 2015 WorldSkills Competition world championship in Brazil, in mechatronics, electrical installations, hairdressing, cooking, restaurant service, and IT network systems administration.

The President met with students of the Sirius educational centre for gifted children, which was established at the President’s initiative using the Sochi Olympic infrastructure.

Vladimir Putin attended the 6^th PLOTFORMA S-70 international professional combat sambo tournament.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting to discuss the development of transportation infrastructure in the south of Russia. The discussion covered a range of issues dealing with modernisation and development of transport accessibility of the country’s southern regions, including the Crimean peninsula.

In the course of his trip to the Southern Federal District, Vladimir Putin visited the Chernomortransneft Sheskharis oil terminal and took part in the launch of the Grushovaya-Sheskharis technological tunnel.

Presidential Aide and State Council Secretary Igor Levitin held a meeting on the development of the Azov and Black Sea region port infrastructure.