Putin held an operational meeting with permanent members of the Security Council

Russian President Vladimir Putin held an operational meeting with permanent members of the Security Council via video link, the Kremlin's press service reports.

"We have on the agenda of the operational meeting with the permanent members of the Security Council today seemingly purely peaceful issues — health issues. But ensuring the sovereignty and security of Russia, especially related to the provision of medicines, is not an idle question in today's conditions," Putin said, opening the meeting.

He gave the floor for the report to Tatyana Golikova, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation for Social Policy.