The head of the French Republic Francois Hollande admitted that " provoked " the meeting of the President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin and elected leader of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in Normandy, where the festive events, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the landing of the allied forces.
" Meetings were held, one of them provoked I - between elected President of Ukraine and the President of Russia. In organizing the meeting helped me Mrs. Angela Merkel, " said Hollande, RIA " Novosti ". Remember, the Russian President arrived in France on Thursday. Putin met with British Prime Minister David Cameron, French counterpart Francois Hollande and Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and President-elect of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. According to the President's press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, " despite the fact that there was a separate meeting, the head of 2 countries had the opportunity to exchange views on the situation in Ukraine and about the crisis in the East of the state. Putin and Obama has called for the speedy reduction of violence and military operations ".

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