Press Service Announcements

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin congratulated the residents of the Orenburg Region on the 265th anniversary of the founding of the Orenburg Guberniya (Province) and the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Orenburg Region

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko and wished her a happy birthday

Vladimir Putin sent a message of condolences to Perm Territory Governor Oleg Chirkunov in connection with the tragedy in the city of Perm.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed a number of executive orders of the Russian Government

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sent a message of condolence to the family and friends of Vyacheslav Tikhonov, stage and screen actor, People’s Artist of the USSR, on his passing

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin congratulated Yves Leterme on his appointment as Prime Minister of Belgium

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin congratulated residents of the Krasnoyarsk Territory on the 75th anniversary of the territory’s founding

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin met with Georgy Boos, Governor of the Kaliningrad Region, to discuss the implementation of orders and tasks following Mr Putin’s recent visit to Kaliningrad

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sent a message to Atomflot, congratulating the team on the 50th anniversary of the launch of the first nuclear icebreaker Lenin

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with French President Nicolas Sarkozy

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the attendees of a meeting devoted to the 220th anniversary of the Tauride Palace

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sent a message of condolences on the death of astronaut and designer Konstantin Feoktistov, Hero of the Soviet Union

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to the faculty and student body of St Petersburg State University of Railway Engineering on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the founding of the university

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wished a happy 75th birthday to People’s Artist of Russia and actor of the Chekhov Art Theatre in Moscow Viktor Sergachyov

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to participants and guests of the Third World Congress of Compatriots

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wished a happy 80th birthday to People’s Artist of the USSR and General Director of the Russian State Academic Maly Theatre Viktor Korshunov

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the Kommersant Publishing House on the occasion of two anniversaries: one celebrating a hundred years since the newspaper’s first issue and one celebrating 20 years since its rebirth

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sent greetings to all those attending the International Pure Water Forum

In accordance with the executive order of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, the Russian government has established an emergency recovery commission for the Nevsky Express railway disaster

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sent a message of condolences to Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao following the gas explostion at the Xinxing coal mine