Vladimir Putin held a meeting with participants in the World Youth Festival. Before the conversation, the President, accompanied by Head of the Talent and Success Educational Fund Yelena Shmeleva, adviser to the head of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs Anton Pashkov and head of the regional cooperation department at the Movement of the First Ksenia Yanova, toured the World Youth Festival International Airport exhibition space located on the premises of Sirius Univ ..read more

The President took part in the closing ceremony of the World Youth Festival. The World Youth Festival (WYF) held in the Sirius Federal Territory between March 1 and 7 was attended by 20,000 delegates from 190 countries. The goal of the festival is to foster ties between proactive young people from all over the world, who will work together to build a future shared multipolar world based on cooperation and a balance of interests. Before the ceremony, Vladimir Putin had a br ..read more

Vladimir Putin took part in the Fourth Railway Congress. The President gave a speech at the plenary session of the 4th Railway Congress. Via videoconference, he talked to representatives from Russian Railways’ enterprises and social facilities and took part in opening two railway facilities: the Kerak Tunnel, the longest tunnel on the Trans-Baikal Railway, and the Vykhodnoi-Lavna Railway in the Murmansk Region. The event was followed by a ceremony to present state awards t ..read more

Vladimir Putin summed up the year’s results and answered questions from journalists and the people of Russia in a live broadcast. In 2023, the direct line with the people of Russia and the annual news conference have been merged into a single event taking place in Moscow’s Gostiny Dvor. * * * Yekaterina Berezovskaya: We have been accepting questions from across the country for precisely two weeks, and we have received an incredible number of submissions. It would not be an exaggerat ..read more

Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the Russia Calling! forum. The 14th VTB Russia Calling! Investment Forum is being held on December 7 and 8, 2023, in Moscow. Its central theme is Making Deglobalisation: Uniting Sovereign Economies. * * * President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, friends. I would like to welcome all of you, those representing both Russian and international businesses, in Moscow at the Russia Calling! forum. As Mr Kostin has said, it was ..read more

The President took part in the plenary session of the Artificial Intelligence Journey 2023 international conference on AI and machine learning titled The Generative AI Revolution: New Opportunities. Before the session, Vladimir Putin and Sberbank CEO and Chairman of the Management Board German Gref visited an exhibition on the revolutionary development of AI technologies. The President toured the stands dedicated to the capabilities of and prospects for generative artifici ..read more

Vladimir Putin takes part in the plenary session of the 9th St Petersburg International Cultural Forum – the Forum of United Cultures.  Moderator of the discussion – Special Presidential Envoy for International Cultural Cooperation Mikhail Shvydkoi. The forum’s organisers include the Government of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Culture, and the St Petersburg city government. Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova is the head of the Organising Committee. After the  ..read more

The President spoke at the opening of the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. Also attending the event as part of the Russian delegation were Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office and Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, Presidential Aide Maxim Oreshkin, Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to  ..read more

Vladimir Putin answered the Russian media’s questions following his official two-day visit to the Kyrgyz Republic and CIS summit events. President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon. Go ahead. Anton Vernitsky: Channel One. I have a question about the future of the CIS. Georgia pulled out, and Ukraine, which is a co-founder of the CIS, has not been cooperating with it for a long time. Moldova is withdrawing, and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan’s chair was vacant today. What next? Does th ..read more

Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the 20th anniversary meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club. This year, the meeting’s theme is “Fair multipolarity: How to ensure security and development for everyone.” Research Director of the Valdai International Discussion Club Fyodor Lukyanov acts as the discussion’s moderator. * * * President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Participants in the plenary session, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, I am glad to welcome you all in  ..read more