HELSINKI - The Finnish Foreign Ministry says that the United States and Russia held secret talks over Ukraine in Finland in June. Ministry spokesman Vesa Hakkinen told the Associated Press that the ministry helped organize the meeting on the island of Boisto off the southern Finnish coast but declined to give more information.
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Associated Press: Secret US – Russia talks on Ukraine held in Finland
A large screen shows Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and U.S. President Barack Obama on a split-screen during an international D-Day commemoration ceremony on the beach of Ouistreham, Normandy, on June 6, 2014.
