Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrates his 72nd birthday on October 7. The politician is expected to spend the day working.
The head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov was one of the first to congratulate the Russian leader. He wished him good health, prosperity, happiness, long life, good luck and success in his difficult work.
As the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov said, Putin will spend his birthday working.
"There will be nothing particularly festive," Peskov said.
In the first half of the day, Putin will have work meetings. In the evening, the president will also meet with heads of the CIS countries.
It was reported that banners and leaflets congratulating Vladimir Putin on his birthday appeared on the streets in several Italian cities.
One of the banners was installed on a bridge in the center of Turin. It took the designers a whole evening to make the banner that measured four meters long and two meters wide.
The banner depicting two Russian flags reads: "Turin congratulates Russian President V. Putin on his birthday."
Leaflets congratulating Vladimir Putin on his birthday were also seen on the streets of Genoa, journalist Vincenzo Lorusso, the founder of Donbass Italy Telegram channel said.
The initiative to distribute leaflets saying "Happy Birthday, President" in Genoa, Italy, belongs to the socio-political association Contronarrazione and Lorusso. About a hundred of such leaflets were distributed in Genoa.
In September, billboards with pro-Russian slogans and calls for peace appeared in several Italian cities, including Rome, Parma, Verona, Modena and Pisa.
"Enough with money for weapons for Ukraine and Israel. We want peace. We reject war," the billboards said.
Other posters depicted a handshake painted in the colors of Russian and Italian flags with the slogan: "Russia is not our enemy."