MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin is ready to hold constructive talks with French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Ukraine, the Russian leader's top foreign policy adviser said on Thursday.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Reuters: Putin aide says Russian leader wants constructive talks with Merkel, Hollande
US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) shakes hands with Ukrainian President Petro Poreshenko (L) during a bilateral meeting in Kiev, on February 5, 2015. Kerry flew in to Kiev where Ukraine's pro-Western leaders hope Washington will send in weapons for their battle against pro-Russian separatists. AFP PHOTO/POOL/JIM WATSON
