The inauguration ceremony took place in the Grand Kremlin Palace.
The ceremony opened with the Russian State Flag, Presidential Standard, Russian Constitution, and the Symbol of Presidential Office being brought into the Grand Kremlin Palace’s St Andrew Hall.
The President-elect swore an oath of loyalty to the Russian people and was officially declared head of state...

Este miércoles 9 de mayo Rusia conmemora el 67 aniversario de la victoria sobre el fascismo. El evento principal de las celebraciones es el tradicional desfile militar en la Plaza Roja de Moscú.
Más de 14 000 soldados y oficiales de distintas formaciones del Ejército ruso han marchado por la Plaza acompañados en el acto por la banda militar, compuesta por unos 1500 músicos...

Dmitry Medvedev held an expanded meeting of the State Council.
The meeting was held in the Grand Kremlin Palace’s St George Hall. Participants in the meeting included members of the Government, regional leaders, the higher courts’ presidents, the leadership of the Presidential Executive Office, the speakers of both houses of Parliament, public figures and business leaders...

Mr Naryshkin, esteemed deputies, colleagues,
I am glad to meet all the State Duma sixth convocation deputies from all political parties.
Our country has just recovered from the great strain of the parliamentary and presidential election campaigns. The repercussions of the emotion upheavals and political battles fought during this time can still be felt. However, it is in the logic of a modern democracy that election campaigns end, giving way to much more important periods of cooperation. We must look to the future now...