🇷🇺🇰🇿 Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

🔸The two leaders discussed further development of the strategic partnership and allied relationship between Russia and Kazakhstan in light of the upcoming state visit of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Russia. They noted with satisfaction the upward trend in trade and investment cooperation.

🔸In addition, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev shared his thoughts on his trip to New York to attend the 80th session of the UN General Assembly and the talks he held there with several foreign leaders.

Vladimir Putin urged heads of regions to hire veterans of the special military operation for administrative jobs

Both the scope of the tasks that lie before us and the challenges our country is now taking on introduce new, higher demands for the governance system and for officials working in state agencies. I will reiterate: what matters here is not their job performance, but also their personal qualities, including first and foremost, their commitment to working for the good of Russia and serving the country's interests.

I hope that these principles will guide you in shaping recruitment policies and that you will actively engage veterans of the special military operation to join your management teams, as I have emphasised repeatedly. Primarily we are talking about alumni of the Time of Heroes programme implemented federally, as well as its region-level counterparts.

Two alumni of the programme, Maria Kostyuk and Yevgeny Pervyshov, have been elected regional heads at the recent elections.

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Video address to participants of the final stage of the 5th International Olympiad on Financial Security

This year’s Olympiad brought together around 600 schoolchildren and students from the CIS, BRICS, the SCO, and many other countries in Krasnoyarsk, hosted by Siberian Federal University.

The Olympiad has traditionally focused on addressing contemporary challenges and threats, applying advanced technologies to prevent financial crimes, and raising citizens’ awareness and legal literacy.

I am confident that the programme of the current Olympiad –competitions, roundtable discussions, and workshops – will contribute to addressing these challenges. The opportunity to meet and engage with distinguished professionals will undoubtedly be a valuable and memorable experience for all participants.

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Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Tver Region Governor Igor Rudenya at the Kremlin

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Address on the Day of Reunification of the Donetsk People’s Republic, Lugansk People’s Republic and the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions with Russia

Three years ago, in referendums held in Donbass and Novorossiya, millions of our compatriots <…> made a momentous, historic decision: to be with their Fatherland, with Russia, to return to their native family of which they had always been a part. <…> Today, in defence of that choice, our soldiers and commanders go into battle, while the entire country works and fights for a just cause. Together we defend our love for the Motherland and the unity of our shared history. We fight and prevail, safeguarding our vital national interests, our common memory and values, the Russian language, traditions, culture and faith.

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Vladimir Putin is addressing the plenary session of the Valdai International Discussion Club

This year's topic is "The Polycentric World: Instructions for Use".

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Our country, wishing to eliminate the grounds for block-based confrontation and create a common space of security, stated two times that we were ready to join NATO. Both times we were turned down.

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The subordination of the majority to the minority, that was typical in international relations during the Western domination, has been giving way to a more cooperative approach, based on respect for everyone's interests and the accords between key stakeholders.

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Vladimir Putin: "In terms of the number of reprisals that are shamefully dubbed as 'sanctions' Russia holds an all-time record. Well, what now? Have they attained anything? I think that people in this room know that these efforts failed altogether."

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The President spoke on Russia's standoff with Europe

The ruling elites of the united Europe still try to stoke up hysteria. They say that the war with the Russians is in the offing, and they keep repeating that gibberish over and over again.

To put it bluntly, one is tempted to tell them: "Just calm down!"

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