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After the Direct Line, Vladimir Putin met with media representatives to answer their questions.

Direct Line with Vladimir Putin was broadcast live on Channel One, Rossiya-1 and Rossiya-24 TV channels, and Mayak, Vesti FM and Radio Rossii radio stations.

The Healthcare Minister briefed the President on the Ministry’s performance in 2014 and its current activities.

Vladimir Putin met with National Security Council secretaries of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states and observer nations.

Vladimir Putin met at his Moscow Region residence of Novo-Ogaryovo with President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas, who is in Russia on a working visit.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin and Head of Roscosmos Igor Komarov.

Vladimir Putin met with Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia Mikhail Shmakov.

Mr Gref briefed Vladimir Putin on the current situation at Sberbank.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Head of the Federal Taxation Service Mikhail Mishustin, who briefed the President on the work of the tax authorities in the first quarter of 2015 and on measures to tackle offshore tax evasion.

A ceremony took place at the Grand Kremlin Palace’s St George Hall to present the officers and prosecutors who have been appointed to higher posts, and received higher military, special and class ranks.

Alexei Miller briefed Vladimir Putin on the current situation with gas supplies to Ukraine.

Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras, who is in Russia on a working visit.

Vladimir Putin chaired a State Council meeting in the Kremlin to discuss measures to develop small and medium-sized businesses.

Vladimir Putin met in Staraya Russa with Great Patriotic War veterans and members of Russian search movements taking part in the Memory Watch national commemorative event.

While on a trip to Novgorod Region, Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary meeting of the Memory Watch 2015 national commemorative event, which officially got underway in the Novgorod Region town of Staraya Russa.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing the Russian Far East. The main development projects in the Far Eastern Federal District and economic growth incentive measures in the region were among the subjects discussed.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting to discuss the situation in the labour market.

Vladimir Putin met with Government members to discuss the main parameters of Russia’s socioeconomic development.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.