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Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Chairman of the Management Board and General Director of RusHydro Nikolai Shulginov to discuss the company’s performance results and plans for the near future.

The President and the Energy Minister discussed the performance of Russia’s fuel and energy complex in 2018.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Sergeyev to discuss the development of science and the academic community, as well as promising areas of the Academy’s activities.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the creation of cultural, educational and museum centres in Vladivostok, Kaliningrad, Kemerovo and Sevastopol.

Vladimir Putin visited the Kaliningrad underground gas storage facility and took part in the launch of a gas-receiving terminal and a floating storage regasification platform via videoconference.

The President met with CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev to discuss the fund’s performance in 2018.

In accordance with a preliminary agreement, Vladimir Putin met with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow.

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

Vladimir Putin held talks with Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, who is in Russia on a working visit.

Vladimir Putin met with elected governors of the Russian regions – the heads of the Republic of Khakassia, Primorye and Khabarovsk territories, Vladimir Region and the Nenets Autonomous Area. The participants reviewed the election campaign and plans for the further development of the regions.

In the Kremlin, the President chaired a meeting of the State Council on the development of the volunteer movement and socially oriented non-profit organisations.

Vladimir Putin congratulated current and former workers of the Ministry of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Natural Disaster Relief of the Russian Federation on their professional holiday, Rescuers’ Day.

Vladimir Putin held his traditional end-of-year meeting with representatives of the Russian business community. More than 60 business leaders, heads of private and state-owned companies, banks, entrepreneurs’ associations and unions were invited to attend.

Vladimir Putin held a traditional meeting with Government members ahead of the New Year.

On the instructions of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the Defence Ministry carried out a flight test that included a successful launch of an Avangard missile carrying a hypersonic glide vehicle.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with head of A Just Russia political party faction in the State Duma Sergei Mironov.

Vladimir Putin met with head of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia faction in the State Duma Vladimir Zhirinovsky.

Vladimir Putin met with leader of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) faction at the State Duma Gennady Zyuganov.

Vladimir Putin met with Sergei Neverov, Deputy Speaker of the State Duma and head of the United Russia faction in the lower house of parliament.