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Vladimir Putin addressed a letter to the leaders of several European countries, to which Russian natural gas is supplied via Ukraine's territory.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on replacing imported goods due to the threat of Ukraine terminating deliveries for a number of Russian industries, including the defence sector.

Vladimir Putin met with core members of the Russian Popular Front national public movement.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoys to the federal districts.

Vladimir Putin met with members of the Government to discuss the situation in Ukraine and prospects for developing economic ties between the two countries, in particular in the energy sector.

King Abdullah II is in Russia on a working visit at Vladimir Putin’s invitation.

Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting of the Supervisory Board of the autonomous non-commercial organisation Agency for Strategic Initiatives to Promote New Projects.

Vladimir Putin took part in an expanded meeting of the Federal Security Service board.

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Natural Resources and Environment Minister Sergei Donskoy to discuss the inclusion of an enclave in the Sea of Okhotsk in Russia’s continental shelf and application to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) to extend Russia’s continental shelf in the Arctic.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with former Deputy Governor of Bryansk Region, Hero of Russia Andrei Bocharov.

Vladimir Medinsky briefed the President on the Ministry’s current activities and targets for 2014, including planned activities in the Republic of Crimea.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.

Officers appointed to senior command positions were presented and had their senior military (special) titles conferred at a ceremony held in the Grand Kremlin Palace’s St George Hall.

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

The discussion at the meeting between Vladimir Putin and senior members of the Federation Council focused on the legal, economic, cultural, social and administrative integration of the two new constituent entities of the Russian Federation: the Republic of Crimea and the Federal City of Sevastopol.

Vladimir Putin met with Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Joe Kaeser.

A ceremony awarding the 2013 President’s Prize for young culture professionals and the 2013 President’s prize for writing and art for children and young people took place in the Kremlin.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Council for Development of Physical Culture and Sport.

Vladimir Putin presented state decorations to organisers of the 2014 Olympics and Paralympics and to coaches and heads of sports federations in a ceremony at the Kremlin.