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Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to all taking part in events celebrating Construction Workers’ Day and congratulated all current and former workers in the sector.

Mr Poltavchenko briefed the President on the socioeconomic situation in St Petersburg and the city’s development results for the first half of 2017.

Vladimir Putin attended the Plotforma S-70 8^th International Professional Combat Sambo Tournament of League S-70.

Vladimir Putin met with Anastasia Votintseva and her sister in the Bocharov Ruchei residence. During his working trip to Izhevsk in June, the President invited her to spend a vacation at Russia’s largest health resort as a birthday present.

Vladimir Putin and President of the Republic of Abkhazia Raul Khadjimba held talks in Pitsunda, Abkhazia.

Vladimir Putin was briefed on the ongoing rescue operation at the Mir mine in Yakutia and the situation in the Far Eastern areas affected by floods.

Mr Gref briefed the President on the bank’s work over the first half of 2017.

On August 1–3, Vladimir Putin made a two-day stop in Tyva, southern Siberia, on his way to Blagoveshchensk. The President went to hard-to-access taiga, fished in a mountain lake cascade, went spearfishing, sunbathed, went down mountain rivers, rapids and anabranches on powerboats and rafts, went on mountain hikes on foot and quads.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to participants and guests of the 25th Window to Europe Russian film festival.

Vladimir Putin congratulated workers and veterans of Russian railway transport on their professional holiday – Railway Personnel Day.

Vladimir Putin approved a list of instructions following a meeting with members of the Russian Federation Civic Chamber on June 20, 2017.

The Acting Governor of the Kirov Region briefed the President on the socioeconomic situation in the region.

The President chaired a meeting of the Presidential Council for the Local Self-Government Development.

The President visited Polyclinic No. 1 of the Kirov Clinical Diagnostic Centre as part of his working trip to the Kirov Region. The facility has been participating in the Economical Polyclinic pilot federal project since April 2017. The project aims at increasing accessibility and quality of medical services.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to participants, organisers and guests of the Mashuk 2017 North Caucasus Youth Forum underway in Pyatigorsk on August 5–19.

Vladimir Putin issued a list of instructions following a meeting with Government members on July 19, 2017.

Following the accident at the Mir mine in the city of Mirny, the President ordered Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov to go to accident site and head a rescue and emergency relief commission.

Acting Head of the Republic of Buryatia Alexei Tsydenov reported to the President on the region’s socioeconomic development. The discussion also focused on the questions asked by Buryatia residents during Direct Line with Vladimir Putin.

The President held a meeting on disaster relief measures following wildfires in April 2017, which damaged a number of towns and villages in Buryatia and the Irkutsk Region. The meeting participants discussed the progress in reconstruction work and compensation payments to the wildfire victims.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on topical issues of the Lake Baikal conservation and environmental development of the Baikal natural area.