MOSCOW – The leaders of Russia, Germany and France agreed to meet on the sidelines of the G-20 meeting of major world economies in China next month to address the crisis in Ukraine, the Kremlin said on August 23.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President François Hollande and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet during the Sept. 4-5 summit, the Kremlin said in a statement. The statement added that the leaders spoke by phone to discuss developments in eastern Ukraine, where fighting has surged as Ukrainian government forces battle pro-Russian separatists.
