During his trip to St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Governor of St Petersburg Alexander Beglov.

On the 20^th anniversary of Anatoly Sobchak’s death Vladimir Putin paid homage to his memory by laying flowers at his monument on Vasilyevsky Island in St Petersburg.

During his visit to the State Memorial Museum of the Defence and Siege of Leningrad, the President met with Great Patriotic War veterans and representatives of non-governmental patriotic associations.

Vladimir Putin visited a complex of historical artistic three-dimensional panoramas, Memory Speaking: The Road Through War, at Vasilyevsky Island in St Petersburg.

Vladimir Putin took part in events commemorating the 77th anniversary of the lifting of the siege of Leningrad.

Vladimir Putin congratulated all Orthodox Christians and all Russians celebrating Christmas.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev as part of the informal CIS summit.

An informal CIS summit took place in St Petersburg.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko ahead of the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting in St Petersburg with First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov and Head of the Political Council of the Ukrainian party Opposition Platform-For Life Viktor Medvedchuk.

During his visit to St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin met with Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum Klaus Martin Schwab.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Aleksander Čeferin.

Vladimir Putin inspected the submarine Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky and ships under construction: the Ivan Papanin icebreaker patrol ship and the Viktor Chernomyrdin icebreaker. He also took part in the keel-laying ceremony for the Nikolay Zubov icebreaker patrol ship.

The President visited Turbostroitel Judo Club in St Petersburg.

Vladimir Putin attended the unveiling of a monument to writer and public activist Daniil Granin.

Following the opening ceremony of the M11 Moscow-St Petersburg motorway, the President chaired a meeting on the effect this investment project will have on the socioeconomic development in the regions.

Vladimir Putin took part in the opening of the M11 Moscow-St Petersburg motorway and spoke briefly with the construction workers.

Vladimir Putin paid his last respects at the public viewing for President of St Petersburg State University Lyudmila Verbitskaya held at the university.