The discussion focused on the current issues of domestic social and economic policy and the preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Vladimir Putin informed Security Council members about the meetings he had on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, including talks with Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe and President of France Emmanuel Macron.
Taking part in the meeting were Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin, Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino, Secretary of the Security Council Nikolai Patrushev, Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, Director of the Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov, Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin, and Special Presidential Representative for Environmental Protection, Ecology and Transport Sergei Ivanov.
