Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with foreign media
"The most important thing today, one of the key issues, is to ensure the safety of supplies. That is why, realizing that such situations may arise in the future, Russia has long set the task of diversifying supplies of our energy. To this end, we launched the plan to build the North-Western pipeline system under the Baltic Sea and another system under the Black Sea (we tentatively call it the South Stream). For that purpose, we built the Blue Stream pipeline to Turkey on the bottom of the Black Sea."
Events for 7 january 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit to St.-Petersburg
During the visit Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller and with Gerhard Schroeder, Nord Stream AG Shareholders’ Committee head.
Vladimir Putin attended Christmas Mass at the Purification of Virgin Mary Church in Petrozavodsk
Afterwards, the Prime Minister talked to the church goers and wished them a merry Christmas.
Events for 6 january 2009
"I would like to draw your attention to the fact that Gazprom does not supply gas to Ukraine, and consequently, its actions cannot be called smuggling, whichever way you look at it. Gazprom has nothing to do with what is happening in Ukraine. Rather, it is the transit country that is to be blamed."
Events for 5 january 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Gazprom President Alexei Miller
Mr. Putin and Mr. Miller discussed the situation of the gas delivery to Ukraine and the gas transit through the Ukrainian territory.
Events for 3 january 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin skied near the ski complex of the Polyana Hotel in Sochi
The President and the Prime Minister skied together, and later spent a long time talking with other skiers, who wished the President and the Prime Minister a happy New Year and wished them health and happiness.
