MOSCOW, August 25 (RIA Novosti) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko may meet in Minsk on August 26, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday.
“Yes, there’s a whole range of bilateral meetings. Exactly who will meet with whom will be announced additionally,” Lavrov said during a briefing.
On August 24, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the upcoming talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Minsk are unlikely to be a breakthrough, but the meeting is very important.
The August 26 meeting will also include top leaders of the European Union and the Customs Union.
According to Poroshenko’s press service, the meeting will address a number of urgent political and economic issues, including Ukraine’s European integration and the stabilization of the situation in eastern regions of Ukraine.
