In conclusion of his working visit to Astana, Vladimir Putin answered questions from representatives of Russian media. President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon. Go ahead, please. Anton Vernitsky: Mr President, my name is Anton Vernitsky, Channel One. Are you satisfied with the SCO’s effectiveness in this turbulent global envoronment? Does the Organisation manage to respond to all the challenges? Thank you. Vladimir Putin: The SCO is a useful organisation. Let me remind you that it was created to finally set ..read more

Vladimir Putin took part in the plenary session of the 27th St Petersburg International Economic Forum. Other session participants included President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia Luis Alberto Arce Catacora and President of the Republic of Zimbabwe Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa. Sergei Karaganov, a political analyst, historian and Academic Supervisor of the Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at the Higher School of Economics, moderated the discussion. The St Pe ..read more

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with heads of the world’s leading news agencies. Representatives of news agencies from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, the United States, Uzbekistan, China, Iran, Great Britain, Turkiye, Korea, Italy, Germany, Japan, Spain, and France took part in the meeting. Russia was represented by TASS Director General Andrei Kondrashov. * * * Andrei Kondrashov: Mr President, guests, Mr President, before we begin, let me thank you for helping us carry on a wonderful tradition throughout all these years. The  ..read more

Vladimir Putin answered questions from the Russian media following his state visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan. The press availability took place at Tashkent Airport. President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon. What will we discuss today? Please go ahead with your questions. Yegor Piskunov: Hello, Mr President. Yegor Piskunov, Russia Today TV channel. Your visit to Tashkent was absolutely unprecedented in terms of its packed agenda. You spent two nights here, and some of us thought you might stay for the third ..read more

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Mr President, friends, colleagues, I would like to begin by thanking the President of Uzbekistan once again for inviting me on a state visit to your country. This is one of my first foreign visits after forming the new Government and following the presidential election in Russia. Importantly, even during this period of changes, our partnership continued uninterrupted thanks to the level of cooperation that was achieved in our relations over the prev ..read more

Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko made statements for the media and answered media questions following Russian-Belarusian talks. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko: Ladies and gentlemen, friends. Mr Putin and I have just had productive talks in restricted and expanded formats. First of all, I am grateful to the President of Russia for making time for an official visit to Belarus despite his very busy schedule. This is a positive signal, and not only a signal. This gave ..read more

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko: Mr Putin, delegation members, In early May we held events in Moscow where we agreed to have a meeting involving government members to discuss in detail all the issues of interest, like we have just done in a restricted format. We discussed the most sensitive topics on the bilateral agenda that are essential for our countries’ economies and stable development. We also touched upon the international situation and discussed options for responding to risks ..read more

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