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President Vladimir Putin attended a gala meeting in honour of the 10th anniversary of Ukraine's independence August 23, 2001, 20:50 Kiev

President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kiev to attend the celebrations of the 10th anniversary of Ukraine's independence August 23, 2001, 16:20 Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin met with Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov and Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov August 23, 2001, 12:20 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin forwarded to Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma a congratulatory message on the 10th anniversary of Ukraine's independence August 23, 2001, 10:00

August 22, 2001, Wednesday

President Vladimir Putin visited Veliky Novgorod August 22, 2001, 15:30 The Novgorod Region

August 21, 2001, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin visited the Valdai Iversky Svyatoozersky Monastery of Our Lady and attended a service for those killed in a terrorist attack in Astrakhan on August 19 August 21, 2001, 14:10 The Novgorod Region

August 20, 2001, Monday

President Vladimir Putin visited the Solovetsky Islands August 20, 2001, 19:40 The Solovetsky Islands, Arkhangelsk Region

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to power workers of Russia and Ukraine congratulating them on the resumption of joint operation of the two countries' power systems August 20, 2001, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to President Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine on the August 19 tragedy at the Zasyadko mine in the Donetsk Region which took a heavy toll August 20, 2001, 00:00

August 19, 2001, Sunday

President Vladimir Putin sent a message to former US President Bill Clinton to congratulate him on his 55th birthday August 19, 2001, 11:05

August 17, 2001, Friday

Vladimir Putin initiated a telephone conversation with Chinese President Jiang Zemin August 17, 2001, 17:40

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon initiated a telephone conversation with President Vladimir Putin August 17, 2001, 15:35

August 15, 2001, Wednesday

President Putin sent South Korea's President Kim Dae-jung a congratulatory letter on the national holiday — Liberation Day August 15, 2001, 00:00

President Putin sent his regards to India's Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and President K R Narayan on the 54th anniversary of Indian independence August 15, 2001, 00:00

President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory letter to Kim Jong-il, Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea, on North Korea's national holiday-Liberation Day August 15, 2001, 00:00

August 14, 2001, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin visited the Russian-Czech Spartak Cup ice hockey match August 14, 2001, 22:15 The Sokolniki Sports Palace, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin visited the 5th Moscow international aerospace show MAKS 2001 August 14, 2001, 14:30 Zhukovsky, The Moscow Region

President Vladimir Putin congratulated Fidel Castro, President of the Republic of Cuba, on his 75th birthday August 14, 2001, 00:00

August 13, 2001, Monday

President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone with Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov August 13, 2001, 16:35

President Vladimir Putin met with US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld August 13, 2001, 14:15 The Kremlin, Moscow

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