Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, chairs a meeting on countering terrorism at Volgograd Region administration, January 1, 2014. From left: Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova; Sergei Blinov, Head of the Federal Security Service's Volgograd Region Directorate, and Alexander Bortnikov, Head of the Federal Security Service. From right: Volgograd Region Governor Sergei Bozhenov; Alexander Kravchenko, Head of the Interior Ministry's Volgograd Region Directorate, and Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Russian Interior Minister.