Russian, Ukrainian leaders to meet in Normandy

Russian, Ukrainian leaders to meet in Normandy

A day before his inauguration, Ukraine's incoming president was attending the same D-Day commemorations as Russian President Vladimir Putin, with all eyes on the possibility that the two men might meet.

Putin and Ukrainian president-elect Petro Poroshenko were expected to have some sort of interaction although an official meeting was not planned.

Candy magnate Poroshenko, who is to be sworn in as Ukraine's next president on Saturday, has promised a comprehensive plan to put an end to the hostilities in the east as soon as he assumes office.

Putin held his first face-to-face meetings with Western leaders in France this week since pro-European protesters pushed out Ukraine's Russia-friendly president in February, Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula, and the U.S. and EU imposed sanctions in response.

Some Western leaders appear ready to allow Putin back into the international fold after months of isolation. He met British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Francois Hollande on Thursday night, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday morning in the Normandy town of Deauville

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