<p>President Vladimir Putin has sought proposals from the commanders of his armed forces on how they think Russia's military campaign in Ukraine should proceed during a visit to the operation's headquarters, the Kremlin said on Saturday.</p>.<p>In video footage released by the Kremlin, Putin presided at a meeting of around a dozen people at a circular table, flanked by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and military Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov.</p>.<p>Putin was then shown at the head of another conference table at the joint task force headquarters, inviting suggestions from a number of military commanders.</p>.<p>"We will listen to the commanders in each operational direction, and I would like to hear your proposals on our immediate and medium-term actions," Putin said.</p>.<p>Air Force General Sergei Surovikin, the overall commander of Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, was also shown attending the meetings in still photographs on the Kremlin website.</p>.<p>Putin spent the whole of Friday at the task force headquarters, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov told <em>Interfax</em> news agency.</p>.<p>No other details of Putin's visit or the location of the headquarters were reported.</p>
<p>President Vladimir Putin has sought proposals from the commanders of his armed forces on how they think Russia's military campaign in Ukraine should proceed during a visit to the operation's headquarters, the Kremlin said on Saturday.</p>.<p>In video footage released by the Kremlin, Putin presided at a meeting of around a dozen people at a circular table, flanked by Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and military Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov.</p>.<p>Putin was then shown at the head of another conference table at the joint task force headquarters, inviting suggestions from a number of military commanders.</p>.<p>"We will listen to the commanders in each operational direction, and I would like to hear your proposals on our immediate and medium-term actions," Putin said.</p>.<p>Air Force General Sergei Surovikin, the overall commander of Russian forces fighting in Ukraine, was also shown attending the meetings in still photographs on the Kremlin website.</p>.<p>Putin spent the whole of Friday at the task force headquarters, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov told <em>Interfax</em> news agency.</p>.<p>No other details of Putin's visit or the location of the headquarters were reported.</p>