Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wished Orthodox Christians a merry Christmas
"It is a centuries-old tradition that people of different faiths congratulate each other on religious holidays. We may live through difficult times, but we always congratulate each other. I am confident that today, tomorrow, and the day after, Russia's Orthodox Christians will receive many congratulations from people of other faiths."
Events for 5 january 2010
Minister of Culture Alexander Avdeyev and Yury Petrov, Head of the Federal State Property Management Agency have also taken part in the conversation.
Events for 4 january 2010
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin
Mr Putin and Mr Sechin have discussed privileged oil costs for Belarus.
On his visit to the central control unit of System Operator of Unified Energy System (SO UES) Prime Minister Vladimir Putin had a discussion with power company executives concerning winter peak loads and an accident at a high-voltage transmission line in the Maritime Territory as well as issues related to power supplies in Siberia after the accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant.
Events for 2 january 2010
Events for 31 december 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has wished the Russian people a Happy New Year in a Channel One interview.
Events for 30 december 2009
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the government presidium
“It is still too early to give a comprehensive evaluation of our anti-crisis measures. But it is already possible to say that despite all the difficulties, the entire programme of anti-crisis measures has been implemented. I hope that we have gotten through the most intense phase of the crisis, and that economic recovery began in the second half of the year.”
