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Vladimir Putin delivered the annual Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly. The Address was traditionally delivered at the Kremlin’s St George Hall before an audience of over 1,000 people.

Vladimir Putin met with Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu following the High-Level Russian-Turkish Cooperation Council’s meeting.

Vladimir Putin met with the outgoing Kontinental Hockey League President Alexander Medvedev (right) and President-elect Dmitry Chernyshenko. Earlier this week the President of Russia also met with the President of the International Ice Hockey Federation Rene Fasel.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing new models of arms and military equipment.

Vladimir Putin met with Patrick Pouyanne, the new CEO of French energy company Total.

Ahead of the state visit to the Republic of Turkey, Vladimir Putin gave an interview to Anadolu Agency.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the development of Russia’s defence industry. The meeting focussed, in particular, on the preliminary results of fulfilling the 2014 state defence order and further development of defence enterprises.

Vladimir Putin held the latest in a series of meetings on developing the armed forces. Military planning was the subject of discussion.

Vladimir Putin took part in the closing ceremony of the 2014 match to determine the World Chess Champion.

Vladimir Putin met in Sochi with the General Secretary of the Vietnamese Communist Party Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing the Armed Forces. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov, and the commanders of the different branches of the armed forces took part in the meeting.

Vladimir Putin answered questions from Andrei Vandenko, a journalist of the Russian News Agency TASS. The interview was recorded as part of the Top Officials special project on November 13, 2014.

Vladimir Putin held an expanded Security Council meeting in the Kremlin to discuss the draft Strategy for Countering Extremism in the Russian Federation through 2025.

Vladimir Putin took part in unveiling of a monument to Emperor Alexander I in Alexander Garden by the Kremlin wall.

Vladimir Putin met with Government members.

Vladimir Putin received the letters of credence of 15 new foreign ambassadors to Russia in a ceremony at the Grand Kremlin Palace’s Alexander Hall.