Vladimir Putin has approved a list of instructions following the December 10, 2024 meeting of the Council for Civil Society and Human Rights
In particular, the President has instructed:
🔹the Government to consider establishing a single reduced medical insurance deduction rate for socially-oriented NPOs on a permanent basis, as well as exempting transactions of food and other goods to charitable organisations from value-added tax;
🔹the Government, in cooperation with the interdepartmental working group on developing the education system, the Council for Civil Society and Human Rights, the Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights, and the State Duma, to organise a discussion involving both the professional community and parent associations to consider introducing an integrated grade point average assessing students' mastery of basic primary and secondary general education curricula, including the issue of accounting for this GPA in the professional education institutions admission process, and establishing a conduct grade in general education institutions;
🔹the Government, together with the Prosecutor General's Office, to take steps to ensure military personnel, law enforcement officers, military and law enforcement retirees, those who perform their military duty in the special military operation or counter-terrorist operation zones, as well as their families, preserve the right to use official residential premises;
🔹the Government, together with the FSB and the Interior Ministry, to put together additional measures to block telephone calls made from the territory of Ukraine and other unfriendly states with criminal intent, and submit proposals on increasing the level and identification of phone numbers used by public authorities;
🔹the Defence Ministry, in cooperation with the Interior Ministry, the Finance Ministry, the Health Ministry, the FSB, the Defenders of the Fatherland State Foundation to Support Participants in the Special Military Operation, and the Committee of the Fatherland Warriors' Families (CFWF) autonomous public organisation, to consider introducing the mandatory genomic registration for military personnel, as well as civilians assigned tasks as part of the special military operation;
🔹the Health Ministry to submit proposals on improving access to the Russian market for innovative foreign-made pharmaceuticals, and to include representatives of patient associations in the Health Ministry commission for the formation of lists of drugs for use in healthcare and the minimal range of drugs required for providing healthcare.
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In particular, the President has instructed:
🔹the Government to consider establishing a single reduced medical insurance deduction rate for socially-oriented NPOs on a permanent basis, as well as exempting transactions of food and other goods to charitable organisations from value-added tax;
🔹the Government, in cooperation with the interdepartmental working group on developing the education system, the Council for Civil Society and Human Rights, the Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights, and the State Duma, to organise a discussion involving both the professional community and parent associations to consider introducing an integrated grade point average assessing students' mastery of basic primary and secondary general education curricula, including the issue of accounting for this GPA in the professional education institutions admission process, and establishing a conduct grade in general education institutions;
🔹the Government, together with the Prosecutor General's Office, to take steps to ensure military personnel, law enforcement officers, military and law enforcement retirees, those who perform their military duty in the special military operation or counter-terrorist operation zones, as well as their families, preserve the right to use official residential premises;
🔹the Government, together with the FSB and the Interior Ministry, to put together additional measures to block telephone calls made from the territory of Ukraine and other unfriendly states with criminal intent, and submit proposals on increasing the level and identification of phone numbers used by public authorities;
🔹the Defence Ministry, in cooperation with the Interior Ministry, the Finance Ministry, the Health Ministry, the FSB, the Defenders of the Fatherland State Foundation to Support Participants in the Special Military Operation, and the Committee of the Fatherland Warriors' Families (CFWF) autonomous public organisation, to consider introducing the mandatory genomic registration for military personnel, as well as civilians assigned tasks as part of the special military operation;
🔹the Health Ministry to submit proposals on improving access to the Russian market for innovative foreign-made pharmaceuticals, and to include representatives of patient associations in the Health Ministry commission for the formation of lists of drugs for use in healthcare and the minimal range of drugs required for providing healthcare.
See more on the Kremlin’s official website.
Vladimir Putin met with Head of the Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin at the Kremlin
The head of the DPR briefed the President on the social and economic development of the region. In particular:
🔹the Republic's revenue grew by 28.4 percent in 2024 compared to 2023;
🔹a perinatal centre opened in Donetsk, while in Mariupol, a region-level vascular health centre was put into operation;
🔹10 first-aid stations have been built in the region, with 18 more to open this year;
🔹64 compensatory blocks of flats containing 4,789 flats have already been put in operation, with 71 blocks of flats to be put in service in total;
🔹the budget for secondary and pre-school education will be increased by 5,2 billion rubles to amount to 34 billon rubles.
Other issues discussed included water supply in the region, housing restoration and construction in the Donetsk-Makeyevka agglomeration, and efforts by the interdepartmental commission for the enforcement of labour, pension, and social rights of certain categories of persons.
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The head of the DPR briefed the President on the social and economic development of the region. In particular:
🔹the Republic's revenue grew by 28.4 percent in 2024 compared to 2023;
🔹a perinatal centre opened in Donetsk, while in Mariupol, a region-level vascular health centre was put into operation;
🔹10 first-aid stations have been built in the region, with 18 more to open this year;
🔹64 compensatory blocks of flats containing 4,789 flats have already been put in operation, with 71 blocks of flats to be put in service in total;
🔹the budget for secondary and pre-school education will be increased by 5,2 billion rubles to amount to 34 billon rubles.
Other issues discussed included water supply in the region, housing restoration and construction in the Donetsk-Makeyevka agglomeration, and efforts by the interdepartmental commission for the enforcement of labour, pension, and social rights of certain categories of persons.
See more on the Kremlin’s official website.
The President held a working meeting with Head of the Kaluga Region Vladislav Shapsha
The governor briefed the President on the social and economic development of the region. His report focused primarily on the region's industries, including projects in the wood industry and pharmaceutical raw materials production, as well as the activities of the Kaluga automotive cluster in the context of sanctions.
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The governor briefed the President on the social and economic development of the region. His report focused primarily on the region's industries, including projects in the wood industry and pharmaceutical raw materials production, as well as the activities of the Kaluga automotive cluster in the context of sanctions.
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On February 12, Vladimir Putin will hold a videoconference meeting with Government members
The main topic on the agenda will be the results of the 2024 preventive medical examinations campaign for children and adults.
Health Minister Mikhail Murashko, Ivanovo Region Governor and Chairman of the State Council Commission on Long and Active Life Stanislav Voskresensky, and Head of the Russian Popular Front Executive Committee Mikhail Kuznetsov will present reports.
A number of current issues will also be discussed.
The main topic on the agenda will be the results of the 2024 preventive medical examinations campaign for children and adults.
Health Minister Mikhail Murashko, Ivanovo Region Governor and Chairman of the State Council Commission on Long and Active Life Stanislav Voskresensky, and Head of the Russian Popular Front Executive Committee Mikhail Kuznetsov will present reports.
A number of current issues will also be discussed.
Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Transitional President of the Syrian Arab Republic Ahmed al-Sharaa
🔹Vladimir Putin wished Ahmed al-Sharaa success in meeting the challenges faced by the country's new leadership for the benefit of the Syrian people, with which Russia has historically maintained friendly ties and mutually beneficial cooperation.
🔹There was a thorough exchange of views on the current situation in Syria. The Russian side has emphasised its principled stance to support the unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the Syrian state. In this regard, it was deemed crucial that a comprehensive set of measures be implemented to provide a sustainable normalisation of the situation in the country and promote an intra-Syrian dialogue with the participation of leading political movements and ethno-confessional groups. Vladimir Putin has reiterated Russia's continued willingness to help improving the social and economic situation in Syria, including by providing humanitarian aid to its residents.
🔹A number of current issues pertaining to practical cooperation in trade and economy, education, and other areas were discussed, with account taken, in particular, of the recent talks in Damascus involving a Russian inter-agency delegation. The leaders agreed to continue relevant engagements of this kind in order to shape a broad agenda for developing bilateral cooperation.
🔹The conversation was constructive, businesslike, and substantive.
🔹Vladimir Putin wished Ahmed al-Sharaa success in meeting the challenges faced by the country's new leadership for the benefit of the Syrian people, with which Russia has historically maintained friendly ties and mutually beneficial cooperation.
🔹There was a thorough exchange of views on the current situation in Syria. The Russian side has emphasised its principled stance to support the unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of the Syrian state. In this regard, it was deemed crucial that a comprehensive set of measures be implemented to provide a sustainable normalisation of the situation in the country and promote an intra-Syrian dialogue with the participation of leading political movements and ethno-confessional groups. Vladimir Putin has reiterated Russia's continued willingness to help improving the social and economic situation in Syria, including by providing humanitarian aid to its residents.
🔹A number of current issues pertaining to practical cooperation in trade and economy, education, and other areas were discussed, with account taken, in particular, of the recent talks in Damascus involving a Russian inter-agency delegation. The leaders agreed to continue relevant engagements of this kind in order to shape a broad agenda for developing bilateral cooperation.
🔹The conversation was constructive, businesslike, and substantive.
Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the United States of America Donald Trump
🔹The leaders discussed issues related to the prisoner exchange between Russia and the United States. The US President assured the Russian President of the American side's commitment to fulfill all the agreements reached.
🔹The leaders also discussed a possible Ukraine settlement. Donald Trump spoke in favour of stopping the hostilities as soon as possible and solving the crisis peacefully. In turn, Vladimir Putin pointed out it was necessary to eliminate the root causes of the conflict and agreed with Donald Trump in that a sustainable settlement could only be reached via peaceful negotiations.
🔹Additionally, the Russian President expressed support for one of the US President's key arguments, which was that it was time for both countries to work together.
🔹The issues of Middle East settlement, Iran's nuclear programme, and bilateral economic relations between Russia and the United States were also brought up during the conversation.
🔹The Russian President invited the US President to visit Moscow and expressed willingness to receive visiting officials from the United States to discuss topics of mutual interest, including a possible Ukraine settlement.
🔹Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump agreed to maintain personal contact in the future, involving in particular in-person meetings.
🔹The leaders discussed issues related to the prisoner exchange between Russia and the United States. The US President assured the Russian President of the American side's commitment to fulfill all the agreements reached.
🔹The leaders also discussed a possible Ukraine settlement. Donald Trump spoke in favour of stopping the hostilities as soon as possible and solving the crisis peacefully. In turn, Vladimir Putin pointed out it was necessary to eliminate the root causes of the conflict and agreed with Donald Trump in that a sustainable settlement could only be reached via peaceful negotiations.
🔹Additionally, the Russian President expressed support for one of the US President's key arguments, which was that it was time for both countries to work together.
🔹The issues of Middle East settlement, Iran's nuclear programme, and bilateral economic relations between Russia and the United States were also brought up during the conversation.
🔹The Russian President invited the US President to visit Moscow and expressed willingness to receive visiting officials from the United States to discuss topics of mutual interest, including a possible Ukraine settlement.
🔹Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump agreed to maintain personal contact in the future, involving in particular in-person meetings.
The President held a videoconference meeting with Bryansk Region Governor Alexander Bogomaz
The head of the region delivered a report on measures taken to protect border zone residents and support servicepeople and their families. Additionally, the social and economic development of the region was discussed, with industry and agriculture, construction and transportation, and healthcare addressed in particular.
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The head of the region delivered a report on measures taken to protect border zone residents and support servicepeople and their families. Additionally, the social and economic development of the region was discussed, with industry and agriculture, construction and transportation, and healthcare addressed in particular.
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Vladimir Putin has approved a list of instructions following the January 23 meeting with Government members
The President instructed the Government, in cooperation with the Prosecutor General's Office, to take the following steps until June 1:
🔸analyse the laws, regulations, codes, and specifications covering the transportation, storage, and transshipment of petroleum and petroleum products by waterborne transport and regulating the prevention of spills of these products, as well as response and recovery efforts following such spills during transportation, storage, or transshipment; once the analysis is finished, proposals are to be submitted for improving relevant laws, regulations, codes, and specifications;
🔸conduct an inspection to determine if economic entities comply with the legislation of the Russian Federation covering the prevention of petroleum and petroleum products pollution during waterborne transportation, as well as response and recovery efforts following cases of such pollution, including spills, and take appropriate steps to enforce relevant legislation;
🔸conduct an inspection to assess the condition of the vessels belonging to the tanker fleet, take steps to improve their safety, and, if necessary, submit proposals for enforcing stricter control over the condition of these vessels, as well as the transportation, storage, and transshipment of petroleum and petroleum products by waterborne transport.
The Government, together with the Russian Academy of Sciences, was instructed to do the following until March 15:
🔸assess the possibility of using — and take steps to ensure the use of — domestically made equipment, technologies, research results, and experimental developments for response and recovery efforts following the emergency caused by the tanker accident in the Kerch Strait and the resulting petroleum products spill.
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The President instructed the Government, in cooperation with the Prosecutor General's Office, to take the following steps until June 1:
🔸analyse the laws, regulations, codes, and specifications covering the transportation, storage, and transshipment of petroleum and petroleum products by waterborne transport and regulating the prevention of spills of these products, as well as response and recovery efforts following such spills during transportation, storage, or transshipment; once the analysis is finished, proposals are to be submitted for improving relevant laws, regulations, codes, and specifications;
🔸conduct an inspection to determine if economic entities comply with the legislation of the Russian Federation covering the prevention of petroleum and petroleum products pollution during waterborne transportation, as well as response and recovery efforts following cases of such pollution, including spills, and take appropriate steps to enforce relevant legislation;
🔸conduct an inspection to assess the condition of the vessels belonging to the tanker fleet, take steps to improve their safety, and, if necessary, submit proposals for enforcing stricter control over the condition of these vessels, as well as the transportation, storage, and transshipment of petroleum and petroleum products by waterborne transport.
The Government, together with the Russian Academy of Sciences, was instructed to do the following until March 15:
🔸assess the possibility of using — and take steps to ensure the use of — domestically made equipment, technologies, research results, and experimental developments for response and recovery efforts following the emergency caused by the tanker accident in the Kerch Strait and the resulting petroleum products spill.
See more on the Kremlin’s official website.
The President has approved a list of instructions following the Results of the Year news conference of December 19, 2024
🔹In particular, the Government was instructed to submit proposals for reducing the period for calculating the income when determining whether a family is entitled to the monthly child benefit and to consider the possibility of granting such benefit in cases where the average family income exсeeds the subsistence level by an insignificant margin.
🔹The Government along with the executive bodies of the Donetsk People's Republic were instructed to take steps to ensure the residents of Mariupol whose homes were damaged as a result of hostilities so as to be beyond repair and who have yet to receive appropriate social aid are granted housing in the vicinity of their previous residence.
🔹The Government along with the Defence Ministry and the executive bodies of the Belgorod, Bryansk, and Kursk Regions were instructed to ensure individuals who suffered from the actions of Ukrainian armed groups receive support on a one-stop-shop basis.
🔹The Government together with the Bank of Russia were instructed to ensure amendments are made to legislation so that lending institutions face stricter sanctions for violating the rights of the financial services consumers whose funds were stolen by means of fraud.
🔹The Government together with the Bank of Russia, the FSB, the Prosecutor General's Office, the Investigative Committee, the Interior Ministry, and the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring were instructed to analyse the practice of conducting illegal financial transactions using bank account details provided by individuals to third parties and submit proposals for preventing such transactions.
🔹The Defence Ministry was instructed to submit proposals for improving the policies guiding the search for military personnel listed as missing in action during service in the special military operation and the provision of support for their families.
🔹The executive bodies of the Russian Federation's constituent entities were recommended to take steps to ensure that construction projects for individual dwellings using escrow accounts can be launched more rapidly and that regular government inspections are made in the domain of individual dwelling construction.
🔹The Russian Popular Front was recommended to analyse appeals submitted by citizens during the President's news conference and subsequently pass relevant data along to the Presidential Executive Office, the Government, appropriate federal executive bodies, and senior officials of the Russian Federation's constituent entities to be considered within their respective remit.
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🔹In particular, the Government was instructed to submit proposals for reducing the period for calculating the income when determining whether a family is entitled to the monthly child benefit and to consider the possibility of granting such benefit in cases where the average family income exсeeds the subsistence level by an insignificant margin.
🔹The Government along with the executive bodies of the Donetsk People's Republic were instructed to take steps to ensure the residents of Mariupol whose homes were damaged as a result of hostilities so as to be beyond repair and who have yet to receive appropriate social aid are granted housing in the vicinity of their previous residence.
🔹The Government along with the Defence Ministry and the executive bodies of the Belgorod, Bryansk, and Kursk Regions were instructed to ensure individuals who suffered from the actions of Ukrainian armed groups receive support on a one-stop-shop basis.
🔹The Government together with the Bank of Russia were instructed to ensure amendments are made to legislation so that lending institutions face stricter sanctions for violating the rights of the financial services consumers whose funds were stolen by means of fraud.
🔹The Government together with the Bank of Russia, the FSB, the Prosecutor General's Office, the Investigative Committee, the Interior Ministry, and the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring were instructed to analyse the practice of conducting illegal financial transactions using bank account details provided by individuals to third parties and submit proposals for preventing such transactions.
🔹The Defence Ministry was instructed to submit proposals for improving the policies guiding the search for military personnel listed as missing in action during service in the special military operation and the provision of support for their families.
🔹The executive bodies of the Russian Federation's constituent entities were recommended to take steps to ensure that construction projects for individual dwellings using escrow accounts can be launched more rapidly and that regular government inspections are made in the domain of individual dwelling construction.
🔹The Russian Popular Front was recommended to analyse appeals submitted by citizens during the President's news conference and subsequently pass relevant data along to the Presidential Executive Office, the Government, appropriate federal executive bodies, and senior officials of the Russian Federation's constituent entities to be considered within their respective remit.
See more on the Kremlin's official website.
Vladimir Putin held a videoconference meeting with Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev
The official briefed the President on the social and economic situation in Sevastopol, reporting in particular on the progress in implementing federal development programmes for the city as well as national projects. The issue of providing enough pre-school facilities and clinics for Sevastopol residents and the training of school teachers were addressed separately.
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The official briefed the President on the social and economic situation in Sevastopol, reporting in particular on the progress in implementing federal development programmes for the city as well as national projects. The issue of providing enough pre-school facilities and clinics for Sevastopol residents and the training of school teachers were addressed separately.
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The President discussed natural hazard preparedness measures with permanent members of the Security Council
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Vladimir Putin met with Governor of the Kamchatka Territory Vladimir Solodov at the Kremlin
The governor briefed the president on the social and economic development of the territory. In particular:
🔹in five years, the GRP of the region grew by 1.5 times, while regional life expectancy increased by three years, reaching 71.5 years;
🔹the new terminal of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky's Yelizovo airport will be put in operation on April 1 and will be able to handle 1.5 million passengers a year;
🔹phase one of the construction of the Kamchatka Territory Hospital is complete, with a scheme for a new territory-level children's hospital in development;
🔹the Kamchatsky greenhouse complex has been put into service and will supply 60 percent of the region's demand for fresh vegetables;
🔹the region has created the best mining industry personnel training cluster in the entire Far East;
🔹107 land plots have been granted as part of the regional support programme for the participants in the special military operation.
Development of the region's road infrastructure and tourism potential, the construction of a regasification complex, the implementation of the dilapidated housing relocation programme, and the projects for an inter-university campus and the Kamchatka Museum in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky have also been discussed.
See more on the Kremlin’s official website.
The governor briefed the president on the social and economic development of the territory. In particular:
🔹in five years, the GRP of the region grew by 1.5 times, while regional life expectancy increased by three years, reaching 71.5 years;
🔹the new terminal of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky's Yelizovo airport will be put in operation on April 1 and will be able to handle 1.5 million passengers a year;
🔹phase one of the construction of the Kamchatka Territory Hospital is complete, with a scheme for a new territory-level children's hospital in development;
🔹the Kamchatsky greenhouse complex has been put into service and will supply 60 percent of the region's demand for fresh vegetables;
🔹the region has created the best mining industry personnel training cluster in the entire Far East;
🔹107 land plots have been granted as part of the regional support programme for the participants in the special military operation.
Development of the region's road infrastructure and tourism potential, the construction of a regasification complex, the implementation of the dilapidated housing relocation programme, and the projects for an inter-university campus and the Kamchatka Museum in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky have also been discussed.
See more on the Kremlin’s official website.
Vladimir Putin held a videoconference meeting with Government members
The main topic on the agenda was the results of the 2024 preventive medical examinations campaign for children and adults. Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, Ivanovo Region Governor and Chairman of the State Council Commission on Long and Active Life Stanislav Voskresensky, and Head of the Russian Popular Front Executive Committee Mikhail Kuznetsov delivered reports.
Other topics discussed included the establishment of an additional monthly allowance for the residents of the Kursk Region who lost their property, the provision of electric power supply in the Kaliningrad Region, the status of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium facilities following the recent drone strike, response and recovery efforts after the tanker accident in the Black Sea, provisional results yielded by the Clean Country cumulative environmental damage objects elimination project, and the subsidizing of periodicals delivery.
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The main topic on the agenda was the results of the 2024 preventive medical examinations campaign for children and adults. Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, Ivanovo Region Governor and Chairman of the State Council Commission on Long and Active Life Stanislav Voskresensky, and Head of the Russian Popular Front Executive Committee Mikhail Kuznetsov delivered reports.
Other topics discussed included the establishment of an additional monthly allowance for the residents of the Kursk Region who lost their property, the provision of electric power supply in the Kaliningrad Region, the status of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium facilities following the recent drone strike, response and recovery efforts after the tanker accident in the Black Sea, provisional results yielded by the Clean Country cumulative environmental damage objects elimination project, and the subsidizing of periodicals delivery.
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