Russian Acting Prime Minister Victor Khristenko greets President Vladimir Putin at the joint meeting of the Russian Security Council and State Council (Gossovet). The meeting took place in the Alexander Hall of the Great Kremlin Palace.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Boris Aleshin took part in the joint meeting of Russian Security Council and Russian State Council presidium in Aleksandrovsky hall of the Big Kremlin palace.

Russian Tax Minister Gennady Bukaev took part in the joint meeting of the Russian Security Council and Russian State Council presidium. The event was held in the Aleksandrovsky hall of the Big Kremlin palace.

Russian Central Bank Chairman Sergey Ignatyev (left) and Russian Antimonopoly Policy and Enterpreneurship Support Minister (MAP) Ilya Yuzhanov (right) took part in the joint meeting of the Russian Security Council and Russian State Council presidium. The event was held in the Aleksandrovsky hall of the Big Kremlin palace.

Director of the Federal Security Service of Russia Nikolay Patrushev took part in the joint meeting of Russian Security Council and Russian State Council presidium in Aleksandrovsky hall of the Big Kremlin palace.

Mosocw Mayor Yury Luzhkov (left) and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Boris Aleshin (right) took part in the joint meeting of Russian Security Council and Russian State Council presidium in Aleksandrovsky hall of the Big Kremlin palace.

Director of the Federal Security Service of Russia Nikolay Patrushev (left) and Russian Defence Minister Sergey Ivanov (right) took part in the joint meeting of Russian Security Council and Russian State Council presidium in Aleksandrovsky hall of the Big Kremlin palace.

Acting Prime Minister Victor Khristenko (left) and the head of presidential administration Dmitry Medvedev (right) took part in the joint meeting of Russian Security Council and Russian State Council presidium in Aleksandrovsky hall of the Big Kremlin palace.

Director of the Federal Security Service of Russia Nikolay Patrushev (left) and Russian Defence Minister Sergey Ivanov (centre) and Foreign Affairs Minister Igor Ivanov (right) took part in the joint meeting of Russian Security Council and Russian State Council presidium in Aleksandrovsky hall of the Big Kremlin palace.

Director of the Federal Security Service of Russia Nikolay Patrushev (left) and Russian Defence Minister Sergey Ivanov (right) took part in the joint meeting of Russian Security Council and Russian State Council presidium in Aleksandrovsky hall of the Big Kremlin palace.

Acting Prime Minister Victor Khristenko (left) and the head of presidential administration Dmitry Medvedev (right) took part in the joint meeting of Russian Security Council and Russian State Council presidium in Aleksandrovsky hall of the Big Kremlin palace.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexey Kudrin (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) took part in the joint meeting of Russian Security Council and Russian State Council presidium in Aleksandrovsky hall of the Big Kremlin palace.