Seven EU countries are expected to send their delegates to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration ceremony, а European diplomat told Reuters. It is known that diplomats from France, Hungary and Slovakia would be among them.

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Following the flag, a special copy of the Constitution and the presidential insignia are brought into the inauguration hall.

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🎥President Putin headed to the inauguration ceremony from his office in the Kremlin

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Putin’s new ride: what we know about the president’s updated Aurus limo

The Russian president arrived for his inauguration ceremony on Tuesday in a restyled Aurus Senat armored limousine.
The refreshed vehicle features a number of immediately visible stylistic changes, including:
◾️ a more pronounced, curved front grill
◾️ narrower, larger, and more aggressively-styled dual headlights
◾️ new, more modern style rims
◾️ newly styled bumper, hood, and fenders

Like its predecessor, the new Aurus Senat was created from start to finish by Russian designers. The Aurus Senat limousine and sedan platform are expected to undergo a further and deeper modernization in 2026 and 2030.
- This was the second time Vladimir Putin arrived in a brand new Aurus Senat for an inauguration. The car model was first unveiled at the last ceremony in 2018.

◾️ Known to the public earlier as Project Kortezh and the “Unified Modular Platform,” Aurus began its development in 2012, and was envisioned as an entire family of luxury state vehicles based on a single platform.

◾️ Russia has a rich history of domestically developed and produced presidential limousines going back to the ZiS-101, which was unveiled in 1936. Soviet and Russian leaders would ride around in black ZiS (later renamed ZiL) limos until the mid-1990s, when Boris Yeltsin ditched his boxy, mid-80s designed ZiL for a Mercedes. Putin restored the tradition of traveling in a domestically made luxury car six years ago.

◾️ Aurus vehicles have all the safety features expected of a modern state car, including bulletproof armored protection and solid rubber tires. As a matter of state prestige, the vehicles travel with the president on foreign visits abroad.

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🎥Vladimir Putin entered the Grand Kremlin Palace

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⚡️Vladimir Putin has taken office as President of the Russian Federation

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The British ambassador is not attending the inauguration of Russian President Vladimir Putin but the BBC has been broadcasting the ceremony live.

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Russia does not refuse dialogue with Western countries, the choice is theirs, Putin said

❗️Vladimir Putin has assured that the interests of the security of the people of Russia will be above all else for him

"We will determine the fate of Russia by ourselves and only ourselves, for the sake of today's and future generations," the president said.

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A conversation on security issues, strategic stability is possible, but not from a position of strength, but only on equal terms, Putin stated.

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Putin: Russia will continue to work with partners to form a multipolar world order

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🎥Guests are applauding as President Putin officially takes his office

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Putin: Russia's state system must be flexible and allow for forward movement

"It is necessary to ensure reliable continuity of the country's development for decades to come," Vladimir Putin noted.

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And henceforth the interests and security of the peoples of Russia will be paramount for me, Putin said.

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Russia is bound by thousands of years of history and the achievements of its ancestors who reached unimaginable heights, Putin emphasized.

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🎥Ceremonial salvoes from cannons at the Kremlin wall in honor of Vladimir Putin's inauguration as President of Russia

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After the inauguration ceremony, Putin accepts the Presidential regiment parade in the Kremlin

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We will determine the fate of Russia ourselves and only ourselves for the sake of today's and future generations, Putin said.

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A conversation with West on issues of security, strategic stability is possible, but not from a position of power, Putin said.

He added that Russia would work with its partners to form a multipolar world order.

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🎥 Putin takes part in the parade of the Presidential Regiment after the inauguration ceremony

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We are a united and great people, together we will win, Vladimir Putin says at the inauguration ceremony.