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

During an operational meeting with permanent members of the Russian Security Council, Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the development of the rare and rare earth metals industry to ensure the technological sovereignty and national security of the country. This was reported by the Kremlin press service.

"We will consider today an issue that, it would seem, is not directly related to the work of the Security Council and its operational meeting. At the same time, I think that it was not by chance that he got on our agenda. We are talking about the development of the rare and rare earth metals industry in order to ensure the technological sovereignty and national security of the Russian Federation. The issue is extremely important for all participants of our meeting — it is clear why," Putin said, opening the meeting.