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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks to the press following a meeting with Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme

“Any healthy society with prospects for the future and strong roots in history – such as the multiethnic Russian society – will rally together when it is threatened and so strike back at thugs, terrorists and extremists. I am convinced this is what we will see in Russia.”

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25 Tu

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs Government Presidium meeting

“It is the government’s duty to provide support to the injured and the families of those killed in the blast. I have already signed the corresponding resolution. The governments of Moscow and the Moscow Region will also allocate funds for social needs from the regional budgets.”

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23 Su

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with FIFA president Joseph Blatter in the Leningrad Region

During the conversation, Mr Putin and Mr Blatter discussed issues related to preparations for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. “We are counting on your expert support,” Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told Mr Blatter.

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21 Fr

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the government commission on the socio-economic development of the North Caucasus Federal District

“Our objective is to radically change the situation in the North Caucasus, primarily by improving the quality of life of the people, ensuring their security and giving them the opportunity to work and live in peace. We must eradicate the roots of terrorism and extremism, first of all poverty, unemployment, ignorance and inadequate levels of education, and corruption and lawlessness. We must create a modern social infrastructure in the North Caucasus.”

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20 Th

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a government meeting

“In order to ensure stable development and increase Russia’s competitiveness in the post-recessionary world, we need to develop a comprehensive action plan and select several projects to focus on over the long term. I’d like to underscore that we have every opportunity to make our economy steady and stable, and must take advantage of our competitive edge.”

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19 We

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with representatives of veterans’ organisations

Prime Minister Putin proposed establishing a government coordinating committee for veterans’ affairs. He noted that veterans’ problems should be addressed by authorities at all levels, adding that this requires a feedback system for veterans’ organisations in the interests of senior citizens.

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18 Tu

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with leaders of the United Russia party

“People should pay for real services, and they must be quality services. The government did not wait for the year to begin before it imposed a 15% ceiling on any hypothetical rises in rents and fees. As things stand, these fees might grow even less – by 13-14% – according to available federal and regional economic indices,” the prime minister said during the meeting.

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17 Mo

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on Russia’s sport and fitness strategy through 2020 in Novogorsk, outside Moscow

“The programme is intended to promote the value of a healthy and active life in the community, to support the development of sport and, naturally, of athletic achievement, and to attract more people of different ages, backgrounds and income levels to athletics, including those with limited physical abilities."

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13 Th

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the Government Presidium

The governors of the Moscow, Tver, Nizhni Novgorod and Smolensk regions reported at a meeting of the government presidium on the relief operation during the abnormal heat and wildfires last summer. Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko and General Director of the IDGC Holding Nikolai Shvets put forward their proposals for improving the power grids’ efficiency. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin spoke about progress in the restructuring of Russian Railways and proposed extending the reform to 2015.

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4 Tu

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Formula 1 driver Vitaly Petrov, his manager Oksana Kosachenko, Novatek CEO Leonid Mikhelson and Russian Technologies State Corporation CEO Sergei Chemezov

The meeting covered Vitaly Petrov’s signing of a new contract with the Renault team and Russian companies’ continuing financial support for him.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Moscow Region Governor Boris Gromov, Minister of Energy Sergei Shmatko and IDGC Holding’s Director General Nikolai Shvets

Prime Minister Putin was informed by Mr Gromov, Mr Shmatko and Mr Shvets that electricity had been fully restored in Moscow Region communities. However, new outages occurred in the night on New Year’s day, but electricity there “is being restored on schedule,” according to IDGC Holding’s director general. During the meeting, the prime minister spoke with Nizhny Novgorod Governor Valery Shantsev on the phone regarding outages in some locations in the Nizhny Novgorod Region.

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