The leaders of Russia, Germany and France have agreed to meet to discuss the situation in Ukraine on September 4-5 in China on the sidelines of the G20 summit, the Kremlin said on August 23.
Russia’s Vladimir Putin held a phone call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on August 23, the Kremlin said, adding that Putin drew attention to “provocations” by Ukraine in Crimea.