Putin discussed Ukraine talks with Russia's most senior officials, Kremlin says
President Vladimir Putin held a late night meeting with some of Russia's most powerful officials to discuss the upcoming peace talks with Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Thursday.
Among those present was Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, chief of Russia's general staff, Valery Gerasimov, Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, spy chiefs and senior Russian commanders.
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