“Given the statements made at the meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, I held urgent consultations with Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz and convened the National Security and Defense Council,” Zelensky wrote on Twitter.

Given the statements made at the meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, I held urgent consultations with @EmmanuelMacron and @OlafScholz and convened the National Security and Defense Council.

— Volodymyr Zelensky (@ZelenskyyUa) February 21, 2022

During the meeting, members of the Russian Security Council called for the recognition of the independence of the self-proclaimed Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics.

Putin said that a decision on Russia's recognition of the independence of the self-proclaimed LNR and DNR would be made on February 21.