NOVO-OGAREVO, February 5. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in the south-east of Ukraine with permanent members of the Security Council, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Thursday.

"They discussed in detail the situation in the south-east of Ukraine, particularly in the context of tomorrow’s meeting with French President [Francois] Hollande and German Chancellor [Angela] Merkel," Peskov said.

The presidential spokesman said that the Security Council session was attended by Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko, Presidential Chief of Staff Sergey Ivanov, Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev, Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service Mikhail Fradkov and permanent Security Council member Boris Gryzlov.