SRL for [marked]: President Vladimir Putin of Russia [marked] the new year Sunday and his first anniversary in office with an address urging Russians to be heartened by the country 's progress , despite the war in Chechnya and the sinking of the nuclear submarine Kursk .
ARG-0: President Vladimir Putin of Russia | ARG-1: the new year Sunday and his first anniversary in office | ARG-3: with an address urging Russians to be heartened by the country 's progress , despite the war in Chechnya and the sinking of the nuclear submarine Kursk