Vladimir Putin to hold bilateral meetings with Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold bilateral meetings with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Francois Hollande on October 2 in Paris, Kremlin top political adviser said on Friday.

Putin will not hold a separate meeting with Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko.

The two will meet as part of four-way talks on resolving the Ukraine conflict, Yury Ushakov, the Kremlin adviser, told journalists.

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