Putin discusses Crimea security after alleged Ukrainian incursions

[August 11, 2016]    MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a meeting with his Security Council to discuss additional security measures for Crimea after the clashes on the contested peninsula, the Kremlin said on Thursday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference after a meeting with his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sarkisian (not seen) at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, August 10, 2016. REUTERS/Vasily Maximov/Pool

Russia was considering tightening security at the land and sea borders with Ukraine, the Kremlin said on its website.

(Reporting by Maria Kiselyova; Writing by Maria Tsvetkova)

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