The President of Russia attended the flag raising ceremony on the open sea diesel-electric icebreaker Viktor Chernomyrdin.

Vladimir Putin greeted participants and guests of the anniversary event marking 85 years since the establishment of the St Petersburg Judo Federation.

The Supreme Commander-in-Chief has reviewed the Main Naval Parade in St Petersburg on Russia Navy Day

Vladimir Putin attended a concert in memory of Anatoly Sobchak at the Grand Hall of the Shostakovich St Petersburg Academic Philharmonic.

During his trip to St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with Governor of St Petersburg Alexander Beglov.

On the 20^th anniversary of Anatoly Sobchak’s death Vladimir Putin paid homage to his memory by laying flowers at his monument on Vasilyevsky Island in St Petersburg.

During his visit to the State Memorial Museum of the Defence and Siege of Leningrad, the President met with Great Patriotic War veterans and representatives of non-governmental patriotic associations.

Vladimir Putin visited a complex of historical artistic three-dimensional panoramas, Memory Speaking: The Road Through War, at Vasilyevsky Island in St Petersburg.

Vladimir Putin took part in events commemorating the 77th anniversary of the lifting of the siege of Leningrad.

Vladimir Putin congratulated all Orthodox Christians and all Russians celebrating Christmas.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev as part of the informal CIS summit.

An informal CIS summit took place in St Petersburg.

Vladimir Putin met with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko ahead of the meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council.

Vladimir Putin had a meeting in St Petersburg with First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov and Head of the Political Council of the Ukrainian party Opposition Platform-For Life Viktor Medvedchuk.

During his visit to St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin met with Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum Klaus Martin Schwab.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Aleksander Čeferin.

Vladimir Putin inspected the submarine Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky and ships under construction: the Ivan Papanin icebreaker patrol ship and the Viktor Chernomyrdin icebreaker. He also took part in the keel-laying ceremony for the Nikolay Zubov icebreaker patrol ship.

The President visited Turbostroitel Judo Club in St Petersburg.