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The President held, via videoconference, a traditional meeting with Government members ahead of the New Year holidays to discuss the Cabinet’s performance and the main goals for 2022.

At Vladimir Putin’s initiative, an informal annual summit of the CIS heads of state will be held on December 28 in St Petersburg.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the State of Israel Isaac Herzog.

Vladimir Putin congratulated President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on his 60^th birthday.

The President’s annual news conference was broadcast live by Rossiya 1, Channel One, NTV and Rossiya 24 television channels, as well as Mayak, Vesti FM and Radio Rossii radio stations.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Grand Duchy ofLuxembourg Xavier Bettel.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Head of the Delovaya Rossiya National Public Organisation Alexei Repik.

The list of journalists accredited to cover Vladimir Putin’s news conference, which will take place at 12 pm Moscow time on December 23, 2021, has been published on the official website of the President of Russia, kremlin.ru (Президент.рф).

The President held a meeting, via videoconference, with permanent members of the Security Council.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Olaf Scholz.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron as part of the regular top-level contacts between Russia and France.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with 14-year-old Mark Koblenev from the Moscow Region, a participant in the New Year Tree of Wishes national campaign.

The President took part in a ceremony marking the induction of nuclear missile submarines Knyaz Oleg and Novosibirsk into the Russian Navy.

Vladimir Putin took part in the annual expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to the participants and guests of the 4^th Congress of the Russian Popular Front nationwide movement.

Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to President of the Republic of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte in connection with the tragic aftermath of the typhoon that struck the central regions of the country.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Promsvyazbank CEO Pyotr Fradkov.

The President congratulated current officers and veterans of Russia’s security agencies on their professional holiday.