In a meeting with the permanent members of Russia's Security Council, Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the course of the "special military operation" in Ukraine, as well as negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, according to RIA news agency.

The meeting emphasized the need to actively counter "informational and other sabotage by the Ukrainian side," such as the situation in Bucha, Peskov said.

Ukraine has accused Russian forces of carrying out a "massacre" in the town of Bucha.