OREANDA-NEWS  On January 16, Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting with municipal employees who are taking part in the forum "Small Motherland — the Strength of Russia". This was announced by his press secretary Dmitry Peskov, whose words are quoted by RIA Novosti.

"Today, the president will devote most of his working day to communicating with the heads of municipalities of the constituent entities of Russia, those who take part in the All—Russian Municipal Forum "Small Motherland — the Strength of Russia", yesterday they started work, there were a lot of informational materials on this subject," he said.

According to the Kremlin representative, such conversations are a very valuable source of information about existing problems, their assessment, as well as support measures.

Earlier it was reported that Putin met with the families of the heroes who did not return from a special military operation in Novo-Ogarevo before Christmas. According to Peskov, a special cultural program was organized for them in Moscow — visiting various exhibitions, performances, as well as other festive events.