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epa10234268 Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via video conference call, in Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 10 October 2022. Putin stated that 'in the event that attempts to carry out terrorist attacks on our territory continue, Russia's responses will be tough and in scale will correspond to the level of threats posed by the Russian Federation.' The Russian President also added that 'At the suggestion of the Russian Ministry of Defense and according to the plan of the General Staff of the Russian Federation, a massive strike was carried out with long-range precision weapons on energy, military command and communications facilities of Ukraine.' EPA/GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT