Official website of the President of Russia

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Minister of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Disaster Relief Yevgeny Zinichev.

Vladimir Putin attended a gala New Year’s Eve event at the Bolshoi Theatre.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the State Council on the state agricultural policy. The agenda included effective agricultural production and development of rural areas.

Vladimir Putin met with representatives of Russian business circles and associations. The meeting was held in the Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and National Projects in the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin held the traditional New Year meeting with Government members. The participants of the extended meeting reviewed the year and discussed cabinet plans for the future.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with head of A Just Russia political party faction in the State Duma Sergei Mironov as part of his meetings with heads of the parliamentary fractions.

Vladimir Putin met with the leadership of the Federation Council and the State Duma to discuss the lawmakers’ performance in 2019 and outline priorities for the development and improvement of legislation next year.

Vladimir Putin took part in the Defence Ministry Board meeting held at the National Defence Control Centre.

During his trip to Adygeya, Vladimir Putin met with members of the public to discuss the development of agriculture and rural areas in Russia.

The President took part in the opening of the Crimean Bridge to railway traffic. Vladimir Putin ordered, via videoconference, the departure of the Tavria express passenger train from St Petersburg to Sevastopol.

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.

Vladimir Putin attended a gala evening hosted in the State Kremlin Palace to mark Security Agency Worker’s Day, celebrated in Russia on December 20.

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

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Commission for Military Technical Cooperation with Foreign States held to discuss its performance in the outgoing year and plans for military technical cooperation with the key partners.

During a working trip to Tatarstan, Vladimir Putin met with Director General of KAMAZ Sergei Kogogin and CEO of Rostec State Corporation Sergei Chemezov.