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The President met with the Acting Governor of the Kursk Region in the Kremlin.

The names of the winners were announced at a press conference held by Presidential Aide Andrei Fursenko and Chair of the Coordinating Council for Youth Affairs in Science and Education under the Presidential Council for Science and Education Nikita Marchenkov.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Tver Region Governor Igor Rudenya at the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Minister of Education Sergei Kravtsov.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on the 16^th anniversary of his enthronement.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the participants and guests of the 23^rd Golden Eagle National Film Award Ceremony.

Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council via videoconference.

The President held a working meeting with Minister of Transport Roman Starovoit.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Head of the Republic of Daghestan Sergei Melikov at the Kremlin.

At the end of his trip to the Samara Region, Vladimir Putin held a separate meeting with Governor Vyacheslav Fedorishchev.

The President held a meeting in Togliatti on the development of unmanned aircraft systems.

Vladimir Putin visited the Samara Research and Production Centre for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, which was established under the Unmanned Aircraft Systems national project and serves as the cornerstone of the unmanned aviation cluster in the Samara Region.

During his trip to the Samara Region, the President visited AvtoVAZ plant.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and to the participants and guests of the 33^rd International Educational Christmas Readings This year’s theme is the 80^th Anniversary of the Great Victory: The Memory and Spiritual Experience of Generations.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, at the Brazilian side’s initiative.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with St Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov.

At the Leningrad Victory concert dedicated to the 80^th anniversary of Victory and the 81^st anniversary of the liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi blockade, Vladimir Putin presented veterans with jubilee medals, “80 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945.”

Vladimir Putin took part in commemorative events dedicated to the 81^st anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi siege.