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| Abdul Aziz Award Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich |  |
| 12th Feb Saudi King Abdullah awards Putin the King Abdul Aziz Award, SaudiArabia's top civilian decoration |
| Conference of Munich Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| Feb Munich At the Munich Conference on Security Policy, criticises the USA's dominance in global relations, and points out that the USA displayed an "almost uncontained hyper use of force in international relations" |
| Feb Munich Calls for "fair and democratic world order that would ensure security and prosperity not only for a select few, but for all" |
| Death of Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin, Boris Nikolayevich | |
| 23rd April Yeltsin dies of heart failure |
| Diplomacy Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich | |
| Proposes certain initiatives such as establishing international centres for the enrichment of uranium and prevention of deploying weapons in outer space |
| Feb Munich At the Munich Conference on Security Policy, criticises the USA's dominance in global relations, and points out that the USA displayed an "almost uncontained hyper use of force in international relations" |
| 12th Feb Saudi King Abdullah awards Putin the King Abdul Aziz Award, SaudiArabia's top civilian decoration |
