Sputnik comes live as Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a virtual meeting of the Government’s Coordination Council on the needs of the country's Armed Forces relating to the special military operation in Ukraine.
This is the first time the Russian President has taken part in such an event.
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will deliver a report at the upcoming meeting. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, who has been given the task of coordinating work on security measures in the regions, is also scheduled to speak.
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