On December 27, Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov and Minister of emergency situations Rafis Khabibullin took part in solemn ceremony of handing in keys from new machinery to employees of Kazan fire-fighting garrison of the Russian Ministry of emergency situations near Kazan Family Center.

On December 26, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov chaired a regular board meeting of Tatneft Oil Company in the town of Almetyevsk (Tatarstan). The Board reviewed the budget execution results for eleven months of 2016 and approved the budget for January and the first quarter of 2016.

On December 26, at Korston hotel in Kazan, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, State Counsellor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev, Chairman of the State Council Farid Mukhametshin, members of the regional government, heads of regional ministries and agencies, and other officials attended the ceremony of awarding the best managers 2016.

On December 26, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov summarized results of 2016 at his traditional meeting with representatives of federal and regional mass media agencies at Tatarstan Government House.

On December 26, at a session with representatives of law enforcement agencies, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov entrusted them with sorting out appeals of legal parties – customers and depositors of Tatfondbank.

On December 26, at their meeting, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and President of Russian Tennis Federation Shamil Tarpishchev discussed results of the current sports season, further cooperation in 2017 and talked about the opportunity to hold tennis tournaments, competitions, international sporting events in 2017.

On December 26, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev and members of the Tatarstan Government took part in the 24th session of the Tatarstan State Council.

On December 26, a traditional ceremony of handing in state awards of the Republic of Tatarstan in the sphere of science and technology was held at the Kazan Kremlin. 

On December 26, at their meeting at the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Hungary's Consul General in Kazan Ferenc Kontra discussed further development of Tatarstan-Hungary cooperation within the framework of Russian-Hungarian relations. 

By his decree signed on On December 25, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared December 26  a national day of mourning in connection with the airplane crash in Krasnodar Territory.