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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.

Vladimir Putin spoke at a special meeting to mark the 50^th anniversary of the KAMAZ automobile plant.

Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council. The meeting began with a minute of silence in honour of former Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov.

Vladimir Putin had a traditional meeting with Constitutional Court judges timed for Constitution Day, marked on December 12.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Vladimir Zhirinovsky on the occasion of the party’s 30th anniversary.

The President had a working meeting with Chairman of the Russian Accounts Chamber Alexei Kudrin. The discussion focused, in particular, on the results of performance monitoring of the National Projects conducted by the Accounts Chamber.

Vladimir Putin spoke at a reception to mark Heroes of the Fatherland Day.

The Kremlin hosted a meeting, chaired by Vladimir Putin, of the Russian Pobeda (Victory) Organising Committee on preparations for the Year of Remembrance and Glory, and preserving the memory and preventing the falsification of the history of the Great Patriotic War.