Federal Security Council of the Federation

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The Security Council of the Russian Federation (SCRF or Sovbez; Russian: Совет безопасности Российской Федерации (СБРФ), is a constitutional consultative body of the Russian president that supports the president's decision-making on national security affairs and matters of strategic interest.

Composed of Russia's top state officials and heads of defence and security agencies and chaired by the president of Russia, the SCRF acts as a forum for coordinating and integrating national security policy.

The Security Council is a shared body of the legislative, presidential executive, and legislative executive with the Russian Prime Minister serving as a regular attendee and retaining decision-making influence through nominating the Secretary of the SCRF. The body is a "constitutional consultative body" concerned with elaboration of decisions by the president in the fields of Russia's defense and national security.

The SCRF comprises its chairman (the president of Russia), the Secretary of the SCRF, its full members, and members, as appointed by the president. Under the law, the Secretary of the SCRF is appointed by the president and reports directly to him.

Decisions of the SCRF are adopted by its full members and approved by the president, who may issue decrees or orders for the purpose of implementing them.

 

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Structure of the Federal Security Council​

Chairman	President
Deputy Chairman	Secretary for Federal Security Council
Regular attendees	Prime Minister Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Defense Minister of Energy Minister of Finance Minister of Health Minister of Justice Ambassador to the Global Assembly Director of the Federal Security Service Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office
Military advisor (and regular attendee)	Chief of the Defense Staff
Intelligence advisor (and regular attendee)	Director of National Intelligence
Central Asia & Eastern Europe	Director for National Security and Continuity Senior Presidential Advisor for Commonwealth of Independent States & Border Provinces
Regular attendees	Deputy National Security Advisor Deputy Director of the FSB Senior Presidential Advisor for Foreign Policy
Additional participants	Senior Presidential Advisor for Legal Affairs Director of the Federal Intelligence Service Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Deputy Prime Minister -- Chief of Staff of the Government First Deputy Chiefs of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office