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Vladimir Putin attended the opening ceremony for the Chita-Khabarovsk Highway February 26, 2004, 07:20 Khabarovsk Territory

February 25, 2004, Wednesday

Meeting with members of the outgoing government, President Vladimir Putin said that the decision to dismiss the cabinet three weeks before the country goes to presidential elections was taken for political and administrative-organisational reasons February 25, 2004, 20:05

Sergei Shoigu, Acting Minister of Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief, left for Lensk, Yakutia, on the instruction of the President February 25, 2004, 19:10

President Vladimir Putin began consultations with the leaders of the parliamentary majority in the State Duma February 25, 2004, 19:00 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin met members of the outgoing government February 25, 2004, 13:30 Moscow, House Of The Russia Government

February 24, 2004, Tuesday

President Vladimir Putin sent a message of condolences to King Mohammed VI of Morocco after the Al Hoceima earthquake, which resulted in many casualties and caused tremendous damage February 24, 2004, 21:00

Innovation policies should not be regarded merely as support from the state of a limited circle of scientific and technological projects or areas of the economy, President Vladimir Putin announced at a joint meeting of the Security Council and the presidium of the State Council February 24, 2004, 20:51

President Vladimir Putin met with former Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov in the Kremlin February 24, 2004, 19:20 The Kremlin, Moscow

In accordance with article 117 of the Russian Constitution, President Vladimir Putin made the decision to dismiss the Government February 24, 2004, 18:34

President Vladimir Putin chaired a joint meeting of the Security Council and the State Council Presidium to discuss the development of the national innovation system February 24, 2004, 17:30 The Kremlin, Moscow

President Vladimir Putin made a statement on his decision to dismiss the Government February 24, 2004, 16:45 Moscow

President Vladimir Putin signed a decree dismissing the Government February 24, 2004, 16:40

Russia was satisfied with the development of its relations with Turkey, President Vladimir Putin said during a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul February 24, 2004, 14:20 The Kremlin, Moscow

February 23, 2004, Monday

President Vladimir Putin laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Alexandrovsky Garden on the occasion of Defenders of the Fatherland Day February 23, 2004, 19:15

President Vladimir Putin congratulated Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II on his 75th anniversary February 23, 2004, 11:30 Moscow

President Vladimir Putin laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Alexander Garden February 23, 2004, 10:20 Moscow

February 22, 2004, Sunday

President Vladimir Putin took part in an evening celebrating Defender of the Fatherland Day February 22, 2004, 16:40 The Kremlin, Moscow

The President Vladimir Putin congratulated Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexii II on his anniversary and name day in the preface to the film “I did not know another way” that was broadcast on the ORT TV Channel February 22, 2004, 13:00

February 21, 2004, Saturday

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski to discuss topical issues of bilateral relations February 21, 2004, 21:30

President Vladimir Putin had an informal meeting with Kyrgyzstan's President Askar Akayev February 21, 2004, 19:50

"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."