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Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Magomedsalam Magomedov chaired a meeting of the Presidium of the Council for Interethnic Relations.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation.

Adviser to the President Yelena Yampolskaya chaired a regular meeting, held via videoconference, of the Expert Commission on Teaching the Russian Language and Literature devoted to the final stages of work on high school textbooks.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Zakhar Petrov and Ivan Shtyl on their victory at the 2026 World Kayak and Canoe Championships in Poznan, Poland, in the canoe double 500 metres event.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Yegor Gromadsky, Pyotr Borshchev and Andrei Bobrov for winning the team events at the 2026 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Guiyang, China.

The President chaired a meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and National Projects at the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin congratulated the Russian national team on taking the first place in the combined team standings at the 2026 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship in Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Maria Borisova, Sofia Ilteryakova, Agata Barekzay, Alisa Yeremeyeva, Arina Lavrenova, Anna Nikolayeva, Sofia Solonskaya, and Daria Melnik.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Council for Science and Education in Novosibirsk. Before the meeting, the President visited the Siberian Circular Photon Source Shared Research Centre (SKIF) and inspected the preparations for the launch of this megascience facility.

Vladimir Putin extended congratulations to professional players, coaches and tutors, as well as to all chess enthusiasts and fans on International Chess Day.

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Maxim Oreshkin and Deputy Prime Minister – Chief of the Government Staff Dmitry Grigorenko chaired the second meeting of the Commission on the Development of Artificial Intelligence Technologies.

Representative (Sherpa) of the President of Russia in the Group of Twenty, Chief of the Presidential Experts’ Directorate Denis Agafonov chaired a meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission to support Russia’s participation in the G20.

The winners of the 2025 National Awards of the Russian Federation in science and technology, literature and art, for outstanding achievements in humanitarian, human rights and charity work have been announced.

Ahead of Pushkin Day in Russia – also celebrated as Russian Language Day – Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Council for State Policy on Promoting the Russian language and Languages of the Peoples of Russia, via video conference.

The 34^th meeting of the interdepartmental commission for the implementation of the state programme to assist voluntary resettlement of compatriots to the Russian Federation was chaired by the Commission’s Head, Minister of the Interior Vladimir Kolokoltsev.

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Magomedsalam Magomedov and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Central Federal District Igor Shchegolev held an annual workshop conference on the practices and tasks of regional executive authorities in implementing the State National Policy Strategy of the Russian Federation in the Vladimir Region. These workshop seminars are conducted at the President’s instructions in each federal district.

The President signed an Order On Measures to Support and Develop Sambo in the Russian Federation.

Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova held a regular meeting of the Presidential Commission for Veteran Affairs.

Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Magomedsalam Magomedov and Deputy Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Volga Federal District Igor Burenkov held a district seminar-conference devoted to the practice and tasks of the executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in implementing the State Ethnic Policy Strategy.