The President held a regular briefing session with permanent members of the Security Council via videoconference on July 22, 2022

The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Director of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov and Special Presidential Representative for Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport Sergei Ivanov.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, colleagues,

We are going to discuss several issues on the international agenda today.

I would like to begin by asking Mr Lavrov to talk about the results of his trips abroad.

I have read your written reports, but I would like to ask you to share these results and your impressions of your trips with your colleagues.

You have the floor.