Russian President Vladimir Putin held an operational meeting with the permanent members of the Security Council via video conference.
According to the Kremlin press service, the meeting was attended by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin, Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev, Presidential Chief of Staff Anton Vayno, Vice President Nikolai Patrushev, Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Federal Security Service (FSB) Director Alexander Bortnikov and Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) Director Sergey Naryshkin.
Putin said at the beginning of the meeting: "Today we have two topics. One is ensuring internal security and stability. The second is our relations with our closest neighbors and the development of these relations."