Viktor Ozerov, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee for Defense and Security, front, speaks at a Federation Council meeting. Back, from left: Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Ilyas Umakhanov, First Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Alexander Torshin, Chair of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko, Deputy Speaker and Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Budgeting Yevgeny Bushmin, deputy chairmen Yury Vorobyov and Vyacheslav Shtyrov.