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China News Service, August 21. According to comprehensive foreign media reports, on the 20th local time, Russian President Putin visited three federal entities of Russia and met with Ramzan Kadyrov, leader of the Chechen Republic.

File photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin.

According to the Russian Satellite Network, Putin arrived in the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic early on August 20 local time, visited a horticultural farm, and met with the Chief Executive of the Kabardino-Balkaria Republic, Kokov.

Afterwards, Putin went to the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania and visited the "City of Angels" Memorial, where 266 of the 334 victims of the 2004 Beslan No. 1 Middle School "terrorist attack" were buried.

Putin also laid flowers at the monument, communicated with the mothers of the victims of the "terrorist attack", and met separately with the Governor of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania, Menyailo.

On the evening of August 20, Putin flew to the Chechen Republic, and the leader of the Chechen Republic, Kadyrov, greeted him at the airport.

Agence France-Presse reported that the live footage showed Putin shaking hands with Kadyrov and other officials after getting off the helicopter. Putin then put his arm around Kadyrov's shoulders, hugged him, and the two got into a car together.

The Associated Press also reported that Putin and Kadrov held talks, and the latter announced that the republic had a large number of reserve personnel to prepare to fight Ukraine.

During his visit to Chechnya, Putin also informally met with Kadyrov's mother, Kadyrov, and gave her a bouquet of flowers.

In addition, Putin also viewed the model of the new district of Grozny named after the Russian President, learned about the operation of the Russian Special Forces University, and talked with volunteers who will go to the special military operations zone.