Putin to spend 74th birthday attending to official duties

Putin to spend 74th birthday attending to official duties The Russian president has public events scheduled, though details were not disclosed© Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/TASSMOSCOW, October 7. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin is celebrating his 74th birthday today, preferring to spend it with family, while continuing official duties, including international phone calls and preparations for a CIS summit in Turkmenistan. Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said the most important thing for Putin is congratulations from relatives. The president has public events scheduled, though details were not disclosed. Putin usually marks the occasion in Russia. He has spent it abroad only twice, in Chisinau in 2002 and Bali in 2013. Foreign leaders often send symbolic gifts. In 2008, he received an Amur tiger cub. In 2017, Silvio Berlusconi gave him an embroidered duvet cover. In 2022, Alexander Lukashenko presented a tractor certificate, and Emomali Rahmon brought watermelons later donated to children's homes. TagsVladimir PutinEU politicians’ statements about Kaliningrad run beyond all bounds — Russian MPAlexander Shenderyuk-Zhidkov added that Russia has every right to use force in case of escalationRead moreRussia to focus on cutting-edge battery technologies — PutinThe support for the output of such innovative products and its components is provided in particular as part of the New Nuclear and Energy Technologies National Project, the Russian leader stressedRead more