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August 17, 2005, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin sees improving the conditions so that young scholars are more attracted to academia as a major policy task August 17, 2005, 21:15 Novo-Ogaryovo

The Armed Forces' development beyond 2020 must already start being planned today August 17, 2005, 21:00

President Vladimir Putin observed Northern Fleet military exercises at the Barents Sea from on board the heavy nuclear cruiser Peter the Great August 17, 2005, 20:56

President Vladimir Putin observed Northern Fleet military exercises from on board the heavy nuclear cruiser Peter the Great August 17, 2005, 15:00 Barents Sea

President Vladimir Putin sent a telegram of condolences to French President Jacques Chirac following the crash of a passenger plane on Venezuelan territory that cost the lives of French citizens August 17, 2005, 00:00

August 16, 2005, Tuesday

Russia is ready to cooperate as closely as possible in the aerospace industry August 16, 2005, 22:29

President Vladimir Putin flew on a Tu-160 strategic bomber August 16, 2005, 21:00

Vladimir Putin visited the 7th International Aviation and Space Salon (MAKS-2005) August 16, 2005, 14:00 Zhukovsky, Moscow Region

President Vladimir Putin visited the MAKS-2005 Air Show and then flew on a Tu-160 strategic bomber to the site of military exercises between the Air Force and the Northern Fleet August 16, 2005, 00:00

August 15, 2005, Monday

President Vladimir Putin sent a telegram of condolence to President of the Republic of Cyprus Tassos Papadopoulos following the crash of a Cypriot passenger aircraft August 15, 2005, 15:30

The main parameters for the 2006 state budget were presented at the President's traditional Monday meeting with the cabinet August 15, 2005, 14:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to President of the Republic of Korea Roh Moo Hyun on the occasion of the country's national holiday – Liberation Day August 15, 2005, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to Chairman of the National Defence Committee of the People's Democratic of North Korea Kim Jong-il on the occasion of the country's national holiday – the Sixtieth anniversary of the Liberation of Korea August 15, 2005, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin sent messages of congratulations to Indian President Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Manmoham Singh on the occasion of the country's national holiday – Independence Day August 15, 2005, 00:00

August 12, 2005, Friday

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Victor Yushchenko, the President of Ukraine August 12, 2005, 21:10

Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Alexander Kwasniewski, the President of Poland August 12, 2005, 21:00

August 11, 2005, Thursday

Vladimir Putin founded the President of the Russian Federation's grants in the field of theatre arts August 11, 2005, 15:00 Novo-Ogaryevo

The President has signed the decree “On the Signing of the Agreement between the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China, on the Status of the Russian Federation's Military Formations which are Temporarily on the Territory of the People's Republic of China, and the Status of the People's Republic of China's Military Formations which are Temporarily on the Territory of the Russian Federation, for the Purpose of Carrying Out Joint Military Exercises“ August 11, 2005, 00:00

August 10, 2005, Wednesday

Vladimir Putin met with Sergei Bogdanchikov, head of the “Rosneft Oil Company.” August 10, 2005, 16:30 Novo-Ogaryovo

Vladimir Putin met the Minister of Defense Sergey Ivanov August 10, 2005, 14:20 Novo-Ogaryovo

"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."