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Vladimir Putin held a meeting on defence industry development in Russia. It was the last in a series of meetings on carrying out defence procurement contracts and the State Armament Programme.

Vladimir Putin met with Crimean Tatar community representatives on the eve of the 70^th anniversary of the Crimean Tatars’ deportation.

Vladimir Putin presented awards to the winners of the first stage of the international Black Sea Tall Ships Regatta: the crews of the Nadezhda ship and the Akela yacht. The President also visited the Russian Mir sail training ship.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting to discuss the implementation of the State Armament Programme and defence industry development.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting to examine the situation with defence procurement orders, in particular, import replacement in the defence industry.

Vladimir Putin announced at the meeting the decision to appoint Sergei Melikov Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the North Caucasus Federal District and Nikolai Rogozhkin Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Siberian Federal District.

Vladimir Putin announced the establishment of the Ministry for North Caucasus Affairs at a working meeting with Lev Kuznetsov, who will head the new ministry.

Vladimir Putin took part in a gala game of the National Amateur Ice Hockey Teams' Festival organised by the Night Ice Hockey League.

Vladimir Putin attended the military parade marking the 69^th anniversary of Victory in the 1941–1945 Great Patriotic War.

A reception was held at the Kremlin on the eve of the 69^th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev to discuss joint projects and ways of deepening cooperation within the integration process.

Vladimir Putin and President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan discussed pressing issues of bilateral cooperation.

The President of Russia and the President of Belarus discussed bilateral cooperation, interaction within integration unions and the situation in Ukraine.

Meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev.

Vladimir Putin observed a training session to test the administration of the Russian Armed Forces, which focussed on the deployment of individual units and divisions of missile forces, artillery, aviation, air defence and aerospace defence forces.

Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin with President of Switzerland and OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Didier Burkhalter.