Vladimir Putin instructed Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to set up a state commission to investigate the causes of the Tu-154 plane crash in Sochi.

In Sochi, Vladimir Putin held a meeting with representatives of rice-producing agricultural enterprises.

Vladimir Putin took part in the final session of the Valdai International Discussion Club’s 13th annual meeting, which this year took the theme The Future in Progress: Shaping the World of Tomorrow.

Presidential Commissioner for Children’s Rights Anna Kuznetsova took part in the All-Russian Forum of Adoptive Families in Sochi. She also met with the regional ombudsmen and adoptive families of the Kuban Region and visited a specialised orphanage for children with organic lesions of the central nervous system.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev in Sochi.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Talent and Success Foundation. Participants in the meeting summed up the results of the first year of the foundation’s work and the performance of the Sirius educational centre, which opened on its basis.

Vladimir Putin met with organisers, trustees and donors of the Talent and Success Foundation as part of his visit to the Sirius educational centre for gifted children.

Vladimir Putin visited the centre’s main facilities and talked to participants in the final project session. The project session gives students an opportunity to use what they learned to solve real-life challenges and carry out hands-on projects developed in cooperation with major universities and companies.

Vladimir Putin met with the winners of the 5th National Amateur Ice Hockey Teams' Festival, which was held at the ice rinks of the Sochi Olympic Park. The festival is sponsored by the Night Ice Hockey League jointly with the Ministry of Sport and the Russian Hockey Federation.

Vladimir Putin chaired a working meeting with permanent members of the Security Council.

Vladimir Putin held this week’s final meeting with Defence Ministry leadership and defence industry representatives.

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.