MOSCOW, May 21 (TASS) – Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the construction site of the Kursk-2 Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) during a visit to the borderline Kursk Region on May 20, the Kremlin said in a statement on its website.

"During a working trip, the president met with members of volunteer organizations. The head of state also held a meeting with Alexander Khinshtein, acting Kursk Region governor. In the town of Kurchatov, Vladimir Putin chaired a meeting with regional municipal leaders. In addition, the president visited the construction site of the Kursk-2 NPP," the statement reads.

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