Putin sent condolences to Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono over the crash of a Russian aircraft in Indonesia.
Russia's new President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that he was against the proposal of delaying ratification of the agreement on Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on the eve of the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow, May 8.
Russia's newly-inaugurated President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree "about long-term state economic policy", the Kremlin press service said.
Russia's new President Vladimir Putin nominates former President Dmitry Medvedev as prime minister.
Putin vowed on Monday to lead his country through a new stage of national development.
Putin started his third term in the Kremlin following the two consecutive terms from 2000 to 2008.
People may have different opinions about his victory, but one thing is certain, the powerful Russian statesman who bid farewell to Kremlin in 2008 is back: Vladimir Putin will be sworn in as president on Monday.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and President-elect Vladimir Putin attended a 150,000-people march in Moscow on Tuesday.
Putin takes aim with a model assault rifle at an electronic shooting range during his visit to a research facility.
Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin would announce his choice of prime minister on May 7, the day of his inauguration, parliament speaker Sergei Naryshkin said Monday.
More than 2,000 Russians took to the streets of Astrakhan to protest against Putin's political system.