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Vladimir Putin met with permanent members of the Security Council to discuss the situation in Syria and Ukraine and the state of affairs in the aviation sector.
The participants discussed the ongoing operations that Russia’s air and space forces are carrying out in Syria. They also exchanged views on and expressed concern over renewed recent provocations along the contact line in the Donbass region, in particular, firing at positions held by forces from the Lugansk and Donetsk people’s republics. Also on the meeting’s agenda were current socioeconomic issues, including the situation in the aviation sector and ensuring flight safety.
Taking part in the meeting were Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov, Secretary of the Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Director of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov, Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Mikhail Fradkov, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Rashid Nurgaliyev, and permanent member of the Security Council Boris Gryzlov.
November 6, 2015, The Kremlin, Moscow