On January 17, Vladimir Putin will hold talks with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian, who will be in Russia on an official visit

Further expansion of bilateral cooperation in various areas, including trade and investment, transport and logistics, and cultural and humanitarian affairs, will be on the agenda. A number of current international and regional issues will be discussed as well.

Following the talks, Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian will sign the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Russia and Iran, and will also make statements to the media.

On January 15, Vladimir Putin will preside, via videoconference, over the 47th meeting of the Pobeda (Victory) Organising Committee

🔹The main topic of the meeting will be "On preparing the festivities dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945." Additionally, the meeting will address the issues of memorialising those who lost their lives defending the country, awarding the honorary title of "City of Labour Valour", implementing the federal support programmes for combat veterans, and preserving the historical memory of the Great Patriotic War.

🔹The Pobeda (Victory) Organising Committee includes representatives of the Presidential Executive Office, the Government, the Federation Council, the State Duma, federal executive bodies, and several non-governmental organisations.

Vladimir Putin is holding a meeting on social and economic development of Crimea and Sevastopol

Since their historical reunification with Russia, Crimea and Sevastopol have made truly impressive progress in many areas. First and foremost, this includes the quality of life, the development of social services, and backbone industries.

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Russia's federal budget allocates over 316 billion rubles for the implementation of the state development programme for Crimea and Sevastopol in 2025–2027, the President emphasised

As for the upcoming tasks, we are planning to complete work on over 230 capital construction projects and carry out 32 activities within the aforementioned state programme alone. Over 316 billion rubles of federal funds are to be allocated for this.

Additionally, Vladimir Putin supported Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin's proposal to extend the state development programme for Crimea and Sevastopol until 2030.

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"I am expecting the now-formed Government Commission to take vigorous action"

The President spoke on response and recovery efforts following the tanker accident in the Black Sea:

Overall, I would like to ask the Government to cooperate with regional authorities in this matter. And I would also like to take this opportunity to express gratitude to volunteers who swung into action to help with coast cleanup efforts since day one.

I will reiterate for all services and agencies, both federal and regional, that it is imperative that the entire range of planned activities is carried out thoroughly and in full. This is of fundamental importance for the quality of life of people and the environmental well-being of Crimea and Sevastopol, and of all our regions along the coast of the Black Sea.

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On January 16, Vladimir Putin will hold talks with President of the Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadéra, who is in Russia on an official visit

The discussion will revolve around bilateral cooperation in political matters, trade and economy, and cultural and humanitarian affairs. Current international and regional issues will also be on the agenda.

"Our duty is to do everything possible to ensure those who saved our country are well-off and live with dignity"

The President signed an executive order providing lump-sum payments to the Great Patriotic War veterans and their widows, concentration camp survivors, homefront workers and Leningrad siege survivors, as well as people who worked at air defence facilities, naval bases, and air bases, and built defensive fortifications.

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The President signed Executive Order On Awarding the Honorary Title of City of Labour Valour to Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Zelenodolsk, Ishimbay, Kurgan, Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Miass, and Salekhard

The honorary title is awarded to cities and towns whose residents contributed significantly to achieving the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 by ensuring continuous production of both military and civilian goods while showing heroism and selflessness in their work en masse.

The President has approved a list of instructions following the 15th Russia Calling! investment forum

In particular, the Government, together with the Central Bank, was instructed to:

🔹take steps to encourage Russian joint-stock companies to place their shares on the domestic financial market;
🔹provide support to companies that are attracting equity funding;
🔹take steps to increase the demand for shares of Russian joint-stock companies.

Additionally, the Government and the Central Bank are to ensure legal framework is provided for:

🔹money paid by individuals for unit-linked insurance plans to be made deductible from the personal income tax;
🔹lending institutions to be able to confirm the identities of their clients remotely;
🔹the procedure to register with Russia's tax authorities to be simplified for individuals who are not tax residents of the Russian Federation.

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🇷🇺🇦🇲 Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan at the initiative of the Armenian side

🔸Following up on December 2024 meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, the discussion revolved around several current issues pertaining to further development of the integrational cooperation, primarily in the energy sector. It was noted that joint work within the EAEU brings significant practical benefits, reaped in particular by the Armenian economy.

🔸Nikol Pashinyan offered some clarifications concerning Yerevan's recent steps in its relationship with the EU. In return, the Russian leader gave his comments and assessments on the matter.

Vladimir Putin's meeting with President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian is underway at the Kremlin

Today's visit is of particular importance, because we will not only discuss all areas of our cooperation, but also sign a major framework treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership between Russia and Iran.

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Following the high-level Russia–Iran talks, Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian signed the Agreement on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran

[The Treaty] sets ambitious goals and outlines guidelines for strengthening bilateral cooperation in the long term across political and security matters, in trade and investment, and cultural and humanitarian affairs. A true breakthrough, this document is aimed at creating the conditions for stable and sustainable development of Russia and Iran, as well as the entire Eurasian region,

the Russian President emphasised.

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