Russian president meets Poroshenko and EU leaders as violence continues to spread across region despite ceasefireThe Russian president, Vladimir Putin, will come under intense pressure on Friday from EU leaders to commit fully to the fragile peace plan for eastern Ukraine as he meets his counterpart in Kiev for the first time since the truce was agreed.In an encounter considered a chance for Moscow to pursue dialogue with Kiev and major EU powers, Putin is due to attend a breakfast meeting in Milan with Petro Poroshenko alongside the leaders of Britain, Germany, France, Italy and top EU officials. … …read more
Source: The Guardian
