Security Council of Russia
The Security Council of the Russian Federation is a consultative body that advises the President of Russia on matters of national security and defence policy. Its members include the Prime Minister, the speakers of both chambers of parliament, the heads of the main security and defence agencies, and other senior officials. The President chairs the council in practice. Its decisions are formally advisory, but it functions as the central forum where major strategic decisions on military, foreign and security policy are shaped.
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Medvedev confirms United Russia's commitment to protracted war in Ukraine
Dmitry Medvedev, head of United Russia and deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said in an interview with Vedomosti published on 10 September that Russia must continue the war in Ukraine, pursue long-term militarization of society, and demand increasing economic sacrifices from Russian citizens. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) read the remarks as an official confirmation by United Russia of a protracted-war course ahead of September State Duma elections.