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Vladimir Putin met with President of the Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev to discuss the court’s work since the merger of the Supreme Court and the Higher Arbitration Court.

Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin with a group of women in celebration of International Women’s Day.

Vladimir Putin met with Chairman of Vnesheconombank Vladimir Dmitriev, who briefed the President on the bank’s lending to the economy’s real sector as part of the anti-crisis programme.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Finance Minister Anton Siluanov to discuss defence and security spending and financial provisions for needed structural change and modernisation of arms and equipment.

Vladimir Putin met with Government members to discuss state socioeconomic policy. Changes to the federal budget parameters and the situation with Russian gas supplies to Ukraine were also discussed.

Vladimir Putin took part in an expanded session of the Interior Ministry Board.

Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko took part in a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus.

Prior to the Union State Supreme State Council meeting Vladimir Putin met with the President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, who is in Moscow on a working visit. The discussion covered pressing issues of bilateral cooperation and the development of integration.

Mr Sobyanin briefed Vladimir Putin on Moscow’s development trends and the preliminary results for 2014.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Energy Minister Alexander Novak. The Minister briefed the President on the sector’s performance in 2014 and the main tasks ahead, and gave a preliminary report on the latest autumn-winter season and its results.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Chairman of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin, who reported on the Committee’s work in 2014 and outlined several proposals aimed at improving the Law on the Investigative Committee.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Senate of France Gerard Larcher at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow.

Vladimir Putin met with ICRC President Peter Maurer at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow.

Vladimir Putin chaired a State Council Presidium meeting On Measures to Improve Economic Stability and Financial Support of the Regions’ Authority.

Vladimir Putin answered questions from the National State Television and Radio Company (VGTRK) journalist Vladimir Solovyov.