Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov told how the open meeting of the Security Council of Russia was being prepared.

It was an extraordinary meeting in connection with an extraordinary situation, the topic of recognizing the republics is extraordinary, so there was such a format, ”Peskov explained.

He also noted that it was important to show the point of view of Russian President Vladimir Putin and members of the Russian Security Council.

“The meeting was being prepared in a short time, the administration and the staff of the Security Council are working well, quickly and efficiently, which makes it possible to prepare such events in a short time,” Peskov said.

According to the press secretary of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin almost entirely prepared his address to the citizens of Russia himself.

Earlier, the Kremlin assessed the situation with the evacuation of residents of Donbass.

On February 18, the leaders of the DPR and LPR, amid the growing threat of hostilities, announced the evacuation of the inhabitants of the republics to Russia, initially to the Rostov region. Later, a number of Russian regions announced their readiness to receive and accommodate refugees.

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