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Vladimir Putin met with permanent members of the Security Council to discuss current social, economic and international policy issues. The settlement of the Ukrainian crisis was considered in detail, specifically within the context of the latest round of the Minsk negotiations, which took place the day before.
The President also extended his New Year greetings to the meeting participants.
Taking part in the meeting were Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko, State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov, Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Federal Security Service Director Alexander Bortnikov, Foreign Intelligence Service Director Mikhail Fradkov, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Rashid Nurgaliyev and permanent member of the Security Council Boris Gryzlov.
December 26, 2014, The Kremlin, Moscow