On 18 December during the XX assembly of the Association of the Council of Municipalities of Tatarstan held at the Korston Shopping and Entertainment Center in Kazan, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov participated in a charity action “The Christmas Tree of Wishes” where he took several Christmas balls with children's wishes from the tree.

On 17 December during his working trip to Moscow, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in an expanded meeting of the Russian Defense Ministry.

Welcoming participants of the meeting, President of Russia Vladimir Putin, who is Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, noted that the outgoing year has become an important stage in solving the tasks of the special military operation and the Russian Army has won and firmly holds the strategic initiative along the entire front line. “We are proud of the exploits of our soldiers and officers fighting on the front lines, and of all those who defend Russia and the safety of our citizens,” the Head of the state said and declared a minute of silence in memory of those who died for the Motherland. 

On 17 December, speaking at a meeting of the organizational committee for preparations and holding the International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic world: KazanForum” in 2026 held in Moscow, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said: “We see growing interest from our domestic and foreign colleagues in the KazanForum platform, which is designed to serve as a venue for meetings, dialogue, and cooperation between our country and the Islamic world.” 

On 16 December  the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, the member of the Russian State Duma Ayrat Farrakhov, the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, the regional Minister of Healthcare Almir Abashev and other officials took part in solemn ceremonies of opening the city policlinic№ 20 and the children’s policlinic № 11 in two residential blocks of Kazan.

On 16 December at their meeting in the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and representatives of the Chinese SANY Company discussed issues of cooperation.

On 15 December, speaking at his meeting with Russian Minister of Sport Mikhail Degtyarev in Moscow, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov told him about results of the development of the sphere of physical activity and sport in the republic and work of the Directorate of Sports and Social Projects in 2025. The parties of the meeting also discussed initiatives of holding prospective sport international events in the republic in 2026-2027 and the matters of the development of necessary infrastructure of the Volga Region State University of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism. 

On 15 December in Moscow the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a research to practice conference “Dialogue: Russia- the Islamic wolrd: common cultural heritage as the basis for cooperation”, organized by the Strategic Vision Group “Russia the Islamic world” which Rustam Minnikhanov is the head of, the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the International Islamic Mission and dedicated to the 950th anniversary of  the madrasah Nizamiya, which is the first in modern Russia and Europe university-type educational institution.

On 15 December, speaking at a meeting of the competition committee of the regional public competition “The Manager of the Year” about its results in 2025, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the list of 155 participants (nominees), who are heads of enterprises and organizations from various industries and sectors of the economy, for the competition was formed based on recommendations from regional ministries and departments, city and district municipalities, employers' associations and the Federation of Trade Unions of the republic.

On 13 December, speaking at a regular meeting in the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov stated that as temperatures drop, there is a significant increase in the number of citizens’ complaints about rising utility bills.

On 13 December at a regional meeting in the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov gave a number of errands on holding events at the holiday period.

Speaking about preparations to the New Year celebrations, he gave an errand to heads of municipalities to ensure festive decorations of central Christmas Trees, cities, regions, settlements, streets, public spaces and business facilities.