Kremlin says Putin will mark 74th birthday with series of international calls
In short
President Vladimir Putin turns 74 on 7 October and will spend the day on a series of international phone calls, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Peskov said other events are also planned and would be announced the next day, and aide Yuri Ushakov said written congratulations had arrived. The birthday comes before Putin leaves for a CIS summit in Turkmenistan on 8–9 October.
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President Vladimir Putin will mark his 74th birthday on 7 October with a series of international telephone calls, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Peskov told a briefing that the calls would come “first of all” on the occasion of the birthday, and that there would also be other events, which he said would be announced the following day. Presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said several telephone conversations with foreign leaders were planned. [ 2 , 4 , 5 ]
Peskov said the day is rarely entirely a holiday for the head of state. Interfax reported that Putin typically spends his birthday at work and on the phone. Last year, the Kommersant report notes, Putin met the permanent members of the Security Council in addition to the international calls. [ 2 , 5 ]
According to Interfax, citing Ushakov, Putin has also received numerous written congratulations, among them a telegram from Chinese President Xi Jinping. No other document named congratulators or confirmed the telegram. [ 5 ]
Peskov said congratulations from family and close ones matter to the president, and that he often manages to see them only in the evening, once work is finished. [ 5 ]
This year the birthday falls before Putin's departure for a CIS summit, which is to be held in Turkmenistan on 8–9 October, Interfax reported. A Kremlin statement carried by RIA Novosti also covered Putin's schedule at the CIS summit in Turkmenistan. [ 3 , 5 ]
Why it matters
The Kremlin's account of Putin's birthday is a routine schedule item, but it sets out which diplomatic contacts are on his calendar and when he travels to the CIS summit in Turkmenistan on 8–9 October. Beyond the published agenda, the documents give no basis for a larger assessment.
Key facts
- Vladimir Putin turns 74 on 7 October 2026 [ 2 ]
- Putin plans a series of international telephone calls that day [ 2 , 4 , 5 ]
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the calls are first of all on the occasion of the birthday, and that other events would be announced the following day [ 2 , 5 ]
- Presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said several telephone conversations with foreign leaders are planned [ 4 ]
- Putin received numerous written congratulations, according to his aide [ 5 ]
- A CIS summit is to be held in Turkmenistan on 8–9 October [ 3 , 5 ]
- Last year, besides international calls, Putin met permanent members of the Security Council on his birthday [ 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Putin will hold a series of international telephone calls on 7 October, his birthday [ 2 , 4 , 5 ]
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said there would also be other events, which would be announced the following day [ 2 , 5 ]
- Putin's birthday falls before his departure for a CIS summit in Turkmenistan on 8–9 October [ 3 , 5 ]
Still unclear
- Which foreign leaders Putin will speak to on 7 October No document names any of them; Ushakov is cited as saying there will be several conversations, without listing participants.
- Written congratulations to Putin, including a telegram from Chinese President Xi Jinping Reported by a single outlet citing presidential aide Yuri Ushakov; no other document names congratulators or the Chinese telegram.
- The other events on Putin's agenda for 7 October Peskov said only that they exist and would be announced the next day; no document describes them.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- The Kremlin gives details of Putin's schedule for 7 October. [ 1 ]
- Peskov tells a briefing that Putin will make a series of international calls on his birthday and that other events are planned. [ 2 ]
- The Kremlin comments on Putin's schedule at the CIS summit in Turkmenistan. [ 3 ]
- Aide Yuri Ushakov says several telephone conversations with foreign leaders are planned for the birthday. [ 4 ]
- Interfax reports that Putin will hold a series of international telephone calls on 7 October. [ 5 ]