The President’s guests were defenders of the Fatherland who took part in battles of the Great Patriotic War, in military operation in Afghanistan, and in the anti-terrorist operation in Chechnya.
The conversation took place in an informal atmosphere over a cup of tea.
Mr Putin congratulated all the women of Russia on International Women’s Day in the person of his guests.
The guests shared their views on the contemporary situation with the President. The veterans called on Mr Putin to do everything in his power to develop the Armed Forces of Russia, and wished him success in this.