At the beginning of his working trip to Murmansk, Vladimir Putin visited the Defenders of the Arctic memorial. The President laid flowers at the monument to the Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War.
The President chaired a meeting on the development of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation and the Arctic Transport Corridor. Vladimir Putin was also shown master plans for backbone communities in the Russian Arctic Zone.
The President addressed the plenary session of the 6th International Arctic Forum, The Arctic: Territory of Dialogue, and had a working meeting with Murmansk Region Governor Andrei Chibis.
During his visit to Atomflot, Vladimir Putin took part, via videoconference, in the official ceremony to launch the new nuclear-powered submarine Perm. He inspected the Arkhangelsk nuclear-powered cruiser submarine and spoke with its crew.
Additionally, the President visited the Atomflot Maritime Operations Centre and spoke with participants in the Icebreakers of Knowledge, a Rosatom programme for children’s research and educational expeditions to the North Pole.
Also, Vladimir Putin took part, via videoconference, in a ceremony to launch the coal shipment operations from the Lavna transshipment terminal.
