Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Russian President Putin Will Meet Ukrainian President Poroshenko In Minsk On August 26

Ukrainian President-elect Petro Proshenko (left) walks past Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) during the commemoration ceremony for the 70th anniversary of D-Day at Sword beach in Ouistreham, France on June 6, before Poroshenko had been sworn in as president.

Putin, Ukrainian President Poroshenko To Meet In Minsk Next Week -- Radio Free Europe

As fighting continued between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces in the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk, Kyiv and Moscow announced that the presidents of Russia and Ukraine will meeet in Minsk next week.

The Kremlin said in a web statement on August 19 that Vladimir Putin would meet with Petro Poroshenko, as well as officials from the European Union and the Eurasian Customs Union, which comprises Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus.

Putin's office added that "a number of bilateral meetings are also scheduled to take place."

Poroshenko, whose official website also announced the gathering, said that "stabilizing the situation" in eastern Ukraine would be a key topic of discussion.

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More News On Putin Meeting Poroshenko In Minsk Next Week

Putin and Poroshenko to meet at Minsk summit -- Deutsche Welle
Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko to meet Vladimir Putin in Minsk -- AP
Putin to Meet Ukrainian President in Minsk -- Moscow Times/AP
Putin to attend talks with Ukraine president & EU reps August 26 in Minsk -- RT
Putin to meet with Customs Union leaders, Poroshenko in Minsk on August 26 -- ITAR-TASS
Putin to meet with Ukrainian president, EU officials, Kremlin says -- FOX News

My Comment: I am expecting nothing from this meeting.

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