Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko, the newly elected president of Ukraine, met for the first time on Friday as France used the backdrop of the 70th anniversary of the Allied D-Day landings in Normandy to intensify efforts to defuse the Ukrainian crisis.
Financial Times: Putin and Poroshenko meet at D-Day ceremonies
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L), Ukrainian President-elect and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) speak following a group photo of world leaders attending the D-Day 70th Anniversary ceremonies at Chateau de Benouville in Benouville, France, June 6.
