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Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with the leaders of the Federation Council, the State Duma and dedicated committees of both chambers. The participants discussed the MPs’ work in 2018, and their priorities in developing and upgrading legislation next year.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, who is in Russia on a working visit. The discussion focused on key issues of bilateral cooperation.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov to discuss trade, as well as measures to control the quality of goods supplied to the market.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to discuss the main spheres of the Cabinet’s work for the short term.

Vladimir Putin spoke at the gala evening marking Security Agency Worker’s Day in Russia.

The President visited Moscow’s Sovremennik Theatre, where he wished artistic director Galina Volchek a happy birthday.

Vladimir Putin took part in an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Presidential Council for Culture and Art in St Petersburg.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Head of the Federal Agency for Fishery Ilya Shestakov to discuss the results of the year and the current state of the industry.

Vladimir Putin spoke at the opening of the Year of Theatre in Russia. The ceremony was held at the F. Volkov Russian Drama Theatre in Yaroslavl.

During his trip to Yaroslavl, Vladimir Putin visited the F. Volkov Russian Drama Theatre and met with theatre professionals.

Vladimir Putin attended the Breakthrough Directions open lesson held as part of the ProyeKTOriya national career guidance forum.

Vladimir Putin attended a reception at the Kremlin to celebrate the 25^th anniversary of the adoption of the Russian Federation Constitution.

In the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin presented national awards for outstanding achievements in human rights and charity work.

Vladimir Putin met with Constitutional Court Chairman Valery Zorkin in the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin chaired the 40^th meeting of the Pobeda (Victory) Organising Committee at the Kremlin.

The President held a meeting of the Council for Civil Society and Human Rights.

The President attended the unveiling ceremony for a monument to Alexander Solzhenitsyn in Moscow’s Tagansky District on the 100^th anniversary of the writer’s birth.