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President Vladimir Putin took part in the ceremony marking the opening of traffic on the rebuilt section of the Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya metro line in St. Petersburg June 26, 2004, 19:30

President Vladimir Putin presented state awards to metro builders in St. Petersburg for their great contribution towards restarting traffic on the city’s Kirovsko-Vyborgskaya metro line June 26, 2004, 00:00

June 25, 2004, Friday

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with military academy graduates June 25, 2004, 13:00

At graduation evening in the State Kremlin Palace, President Vladimir Putin warmly congratulated schoolchildren on graduating from school June 25, 2004, 00:00

The Russian Armed Forces are handling their responsibilities well June 25, 2004, 00:00

June 24, 2004, Thursday

Despite the remoteness of Kamchatka from Russian political, cultural and business centres, it should develop swiftly June 24, 2004, 15:56

On Vladimir Putin's invitation, the Federal Chancellor of Germany Gerhard Schroeder will visit to Moscow on 8 July 2004 June 24, 2004, 11:10

June 23, 2004, Wednesday

The fishing industry must be transformed from a potentially lucrative sector into one that is genuinely prosperous and free from criminal activity June 23, 2004, 21:28

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting in Vladivostok on how to develop Russia's fishing industry and makes it more competitive June 23, 2004, 13:30

President Vladimir Putin visited the Far East section of Russian Academy of Sciences' Marine Biology Institute June 23, 2004, 10:30

President Vladimir Putin watched the “Mobility 2004” military exercises at the Sergeyevsky Joint Armed Forces Test Ground in the Far East June 23, 2004, 07:00

June 22, 2004, Tuesday

The rebel attack in Ingushetia is another attempt to scare the residents of the republic and its leadership, and destabilize the situation in the south of Russia June 22, 2004, 22:55

Vladimir Putin made a working visit to Ingushetia June 22, 2004, 19:00

Vladimir Putin held a special meeting with the heads of law-enforcement departments June 22, 2004, 15:00

President Vladimir Putin laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall June 22, 2004, 10:15

June 21, 2004, Monday

Russia has reached agreements with France and Italy on simplifying the visa regime with these countries. The agreements are the result of negotiations, including talks that took place at the G-8 summit June 21, 2004, 19:58

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon June 21, 2004, 19:30

President Vladimir Putin met with Donald Kendall, the chairman of the PepsiCo board of directors' executive committee June 21, 2004, 16:00

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with the government June 21, 2004, 13:00

June 19, 2004, Saturday

Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov reported to President Vladimir Putin about training exercises in the Far East June 19, 2004, 21:15

"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."