The meeting was attended by Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino, Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Director of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov, Director of the Federal Service of National Guard Troops Viktor Zolotov, Director of the Federal Guard Service Dmitry Kochnev, Chairman of the Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin.
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President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good evening, colleagues.
I have brought you together to thank you for the work you have done over these past few days, to discuss the current situation, and to talk about the challenges we face as a result of the analysis of the events that have taken place in the country.
Let's begin.
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