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President Vladimir Putin arrived at Beslan District Hospital September 4, 2004, 05:30 North Ossetia

September 3, 2004, Friday

Russia's President received many messages of support from the leaders of different countries throughout the days the hostage crisis in North Ossetia continued September 3, 2004, 20:00

September 2, 2004, Thursday

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. The telephone call was the German side's initiative September 2, 2004, 17:25

All action taken by the forces working on freeing the hostages in Beslan will be dictated by the need to preserve their lives and health September 2, 2004, 17:21

President Vladimir Putin spoke on the telephone with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. The telephone call was the Spanish side's initiative September 2, 2004, 17:20

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan September 2, 2004, 16:50

In the connection with the terrorists' attack in Beslan Vladimir Putin decided to cancel his official visit to Turkey which was scheduled for September 2–4, 2004 September 2, 2004, 16:30

September 1, 2004, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with US President George W. Bush September 1, 2004, 23:50

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting on the hostage taking at a school in the town of Beslan at the airport on his arrival in Moscow September 1, 2004, 13:10

President Vladimir Putin has returned to Moscow September 1, 2004, 13:00

On the eve of his visit to Turkey President Putin gave an interview to the Turkish mass media September 1, 2004, 00:00

August 31, 2004, Tuesday

Russia is ready to hold constructive negotiations in any acceptable form with all interested parties in the interests of developing Chechnya August 31, 2004, 19:09

The Presidents of Russia and France, Vladimir Putin and Jacques Chirac, and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder held a meeting in Sochi August 31, 2004, 16:00

President Vladimir Putin has reorganised the Presidential Council for Science and High Technology as the Presidential Council for Science, Technology and Education August 31, 2004, 15:00

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree “On the Presidential Council for Culture and Arts” August 31, 2004, 14:50

August 30, 2004, Monday

President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder held a meeting at the Russian President's Bocharov Ruchei Residence August 30, 2004, 21:30

August 28, 2004, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin has signed a law introducing changes to the social benefit system in Russia August 28, 2004, 00:00

August 26, 2004, Thursday

Vladimir Putin meets Education and Science Minister Andrei Fursenko August 26, 2004, 17:20

Vladimir Putin meets Stavropol Territory Governor Alexander Chernogorov August 26, 2004, 14:20

August 25, 2004, Wednesday

Vladimir Putin held a session with the heads of law-enforcefement departments in the Kremlin in connection with the air crashes August 25, 2004, 19:05

Valdai Discussion Club meeting

October 2, 2025