Overview

• Press secretary Dmitry Peskov said Vladimir Putin’s grandchildren congratulate him "warmly and with love" on his birthday.
• Peskov noted that Putin’s October 7 schedule includes many official engagements, with likely personal matters as well.
• Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov said on October 5 that Putin congratulated him on his 49th birthday.
• Kadyrov added that Putin asked him to pass greetings for Youth Day, Teacher’s Day, and Grozny’s city day.
• Kadyrov reiterated that he dislikes receiving gifts and once sold gifts he received to donate the proceeds to the needy.