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Vladimir Putin gave an interview to the makers of the documentary film The Second Baptism of Rus, which screened on Rossia 1 television channel on July 22.

Mr Dod briefed Vladimir Putin on the company’s results for 2012 and on implementation of current projects and the company’s social programmes. 

Vladimir Putin met with Russian athletes who won prizes in the 27th World Summer Universiade. The meeting took place at the Novogorsk training centre.

Vladimir Putin watched the final phase of large-scale military exercises involving Eastern and Central Military District forces at the 247^th inter-forces Tsugol test ground in Trans-Baikal Territory, and also made a helicopter flight over the area where the exercises were underway.

During his trip to Chita, Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the socioeconomic situation and business development in the Trans-Baikal Territory.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu during his trip to Belgorod Region.

Igor Artemyev briefed Vladimir Putin on the joint work by the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development to bring Russia’s national standards on protection of competition in line with international requirements, and also spoke about the Service’s current activities.

Subjects of discussion at the meeting included preparations for the G20 summit in St Petersburg, and Vnesheconombank’s participation in a number of long-term infrastructure projects.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Minister of Civil Defence, Emergencies and Natural Disasters Relief Vladimir Puchkov.

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov and Director of the Federal Agency for Fishery Andrei Krainy.

Vladimir Putin and Nursultan Nazarbayev discussed topical bilateral and international issues.

Vladimir Putin took part in the opening ceremony of the 27th Summer Universiade in Kazan.

Vladimir Putin held a Security Council meeting at the Kremlin to discuss plans for improving Russia’s military organisation over the period through to 2020.

Vladimir Putin took part in a ceremony unveiling a monument to Daghestani poet and public figure Rasul Gamzatov on Yauzsky Boulevard in central Moscow.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing Russia’s banking system, looking in particular at how to make it easier and more affordable for small and medium-businesses to get loans.