The ongoing crisis in Ukraine will dominate the agenda at the Asia-Europe Meeting, which begins Thursday in Milan, Italy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a series of talks with his European counterparts during the two-day summit, beginning with German Chancellor Angela Merkel after his arrival on Thursday from Serbia. He will then participate in a breakfast meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and other European leaders.
The talks will likely focus on the shaky cease-fire in eastern Ukraine between government forces and pro-Russian rebels, as well as the resumption of Russian natural gas deliveries to Ukraine. Moscow halted gas …read more
Source: Voice of America
