Overview

• Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said President Vladimir Putin plans a "sufficiently large" address next week alongside international contacts and numerous working meetings.
• Peskov added that the timing, venue and subject of the address will be announced later.
• Presidential aide Alexey Dyumin said an expanded State Council presidium chaired by Putin is scheduled after October 20.
• Dyumin stated the presidium will focus on proposals to improve support for participants in the special military operation.
• Officials are holding a seminar to review materials and identify shortcomings before presenting the proposals to the president at the larger session.