Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (June 12) presented state awards for "outstanding achievements" in various fields such as science, technology, art, and human rights protection.

Among those awarded was former Human Rights Commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova. She held this post for nearly 10 years until May 2026 and negotiated multiple rounds of POW swaps between Russia and Ukraine.

June 12 is a national holiday in Russia known as "The Russia Day". It marks the country's 1990 declaration of sovereignty, more than a year before the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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SHOWS: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (JUNE 12, 2026) (RUSSIAN POOL - Access all)

1. AUDIENCE STANDING UP AS RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, IS ANNOUNCED TO ENTER ROOM

2. HONOUR GUARD OPENING DOORS, PUTIN ENTERING

3. PUTIN TAKING STAGE

4. HONOUR GUARD HOLDING AWARDS

5. HONOUR GUARD

6. PUTIN SPEAKING

7. VARIOUS OF PUTIN SPEAKING AS HONOUR GUARD HOLDING AWARDS

8. AUDIENCE APPLAUDING

9. PUTIN STANDING IN FRONT OF AUDIENCE

10. FORMER RUSSIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER, TATYANA MOSKALKOVA, TAKING STAGE

11. PUTIN TAKING AWARD

12. MOSKALKOVA APPROACHING PUTIN

13. MOSKALKOVA AND PUTIN SHAKING HANDS

14. MOSKALKOVA'S SUCCESSOR, CURRENT HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER, YANA LANTRATOVA

15. PUTIN STANDING IN FRONT OF AUDIENCE

16. RECTOR OF MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY, VIKTOR SADOVNICHIY, APPROACHING PUTIN

17. SADOVNICHIY AND PUTIN SHAKING HANDS

18. PRIEST LISTENING

19. PUTIN SPEAKING

20. AUDIENCE STANDING UP TO NATIONAL ANTHEM