Russian President Vladimir Putin together with the leaders of the Customs Union (bringing together Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan) held a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and representatives of the European Union. The last time Russian president met Petro Poroshenko was a brief rendezvous in Normandy in June but it lasted a mere ten minutes and resembled a conversation on the run, with Germany’s Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande participating in it, too. The scope of topics for discussion includes Ukraine’s internal crisis, the humanitarian disaster in the east of the country, the importance of a ceasefire, and problems of bilateral relations in the wake of signing an Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU. Images of the meeting in this photo gallery by ITAR-TASS.
Customs Union leaders' meeting with Ukrainian President and EU representatives in Minsk
Images of the meeting between leaders of the Customs Union, Ukrainian Presidcent Petro Poroshenko and representatives of the European Union
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Belarus Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich (right) meets Russian President Vladimir Purin in Minsk
© ITAR-TASS/Alexei Druzhinin Russian President Vladimir Putin upon arrival to Minsk
© AP Photo/Dmitry Brushko Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko arrives in Minsk
© ITAR-TASS/Nikolai Lazarenko Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko (L) kisses bread and salt held by a Belarussian woman dressed in national costume, as he arrived at the National airport Minsk
© EPA/VIKTOR TOLOCHKO / POOL European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton arrives in Minsk
© AP Photo/ Dmitry Brushko Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev gets traditional salt and bread upon arrival in Minsk
© AP Photo/ Dmitry Brushko Russian President Vladimir Putin and European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton
© ITAR-TASS/Alexei Druzhinin Kazkahstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev (L) talks to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko
© EPA/MYKOLA LAZARENKO / POOL Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko talks to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko
© EPA/ANDREI STASEVICH / POOL Heads of States of the Customs Union and representatives of the European Commission attend their summit
© EPA/MYKOLA LAZARENKO/POOL Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko
© ITAR-TASS/Alexei Druzhinin Russian President Vladimir Putin
© ITAR-TASS/Alexei Druzhinin