Putin hold meeting with permanent members of the Russian Security Council to discuss multiple violations of the ceasefire by the US backed Ukrainian armed forces

Putin hold meeting with key advisors including his top spy master Mikhail Fradkov, Director of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Agency (SVR) – pictured lower right in the image provided by the Kremlin.

President Vladimir Putin held a briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council on November 6, 2014.

The meeting addressed issues on the socioeconomic agenda and international affairs, including the situation in Donbass with regard to multiple violations of the ceasefire by the Ukrainian armed forces.

A detailed exchange of views was held on a wide range of international topics within the context of preparing for the President’s international trip to China and Australia next week to participate in the APECAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) was established in 1989. Russia joined APEC in 1998.

APEC brings together 19 countries (Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, USA and Vietnam) and two territories (Hong Kong special administrative region of China, and Taiwan).

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Participants in the meeting included Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev