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President Vladimir Putin met with NATO Secretary-General George Robertson May 13, 2003, 17:35 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin met with Viktor Cherkesov, the Chairman of the State Committee on Counteracting Illegal Sale of Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances May 13, 2003, 16:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin received former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl at the Kremlin May 13, 2003, 15:50 Moscow

May 12, 2003, Monday

At a meeting with the government, President Vladimir Putin said the terrorist attack carried out in Chechnya on May 12 was aimed at stopping the process of political regulation, but that Russia would not and could let this process be halted May 12, 2003, 18:16

President Vladimir Putin and the Cabinet discussed the situation in Chechnya in connection with a terrorist attack that took place there today May 12, 2003, 14:10 The Kremlin, Moscow

May 10, 2003, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin wished Azerbaijani President Heydar Aliyev a happy 80th birthday May 10, 2003, 18:40

President Vladimir Putin had a conversation with Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexii II May 10, 2003, 17:05

May 9, 2003, Friday

Speaking at the Victory Day parade on Red Square, President Vladimir Putin called the Great Patriotic War a time of fearless courage, immortal acts, strength of spirit and triumph of honour. “To this day, it is in this victory that we draw our strength and find our spiritual support. And we strive to live and work in such a way as to ensure this terrible war never repeats itself,” Putin said May 9, 2003, 18:14

A reception was held in the Kremlin to honour Great Patriotic War veterans on the occasion of Victory Day May 9, 2003, 12:15 Moscow

A parade in honour of the 58th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War took place in Red Square May 9, 2003, 10:00 Moscow

President Vladimir Putin sent the CIS leaders messages on the 58th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War May 9, 2003, 00:00

May 8, 2003, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin made a one-day trip to Tula May 8, 2003, 18:00

A day before the 58th anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War, President Vladimir Putin laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier May 8, 2003, 10:10 Alexandrovsky Garden, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin sent residents of the Italian town of Bari a message and presented them with a statue of Saint Nicholas the Miracle Worker May 8, 2003, 00:00

May 7, 2003, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin attended a gala concert at the State Kremlin Palace to mark the 58th anniversary of Victory in World War II May 7, 2003, 20:20 Moscow

President Vladimir Putin sent his congratulations to President Moshe Katsav and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on the 55th anniversary of the formation of the State of Israel May 7, 2003, 00:00

May 6, 2003, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin phoned the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, to wish him a happy 50th birthday May 6, 2003, 17:45

May 4, 2003, Sunday

President Putin met with the leaders of the Autonomous Republic of the Crimea May 4, 2003, 17:00 Yalta

After five-day talks, the Russian and Ukrainian Presidents spoke with journalists May 4, 2003, 15:20 Yalta

May 3, 2003, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin met with Vice Admiral Vladimir Masorin, Commander of the Russian Navy's Black Sea Fleet May 3, 2003, 20:10 Yalta

"We remember the lessons of World War II and will never agree with the distortion of those events or attempts to justify the murderers and slander the true victors."