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Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) chairs a session of the State Council’s Presidium in the Crimean city of Yalta on August 17. Talks on the Ukrainian crisis to be held in Berlin Monday are significant in part because of the decision of France, Germany, and the Ukraine not to invite the Russian leader. AFP PHOTO
Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) chairs a session of the State Council’s Presidium in the Crimean city of Yalta on August 17. Talks on the Ukrainian crisis to be held in Berlin Monday are significant in part because of the decision of France, Germany, and the Ukraine not to invite the Russian leader. AFP PHOTO
KIEV: The heads of Germany and France will meet Kiev’s pro-Western leader in Berlin on Monday for Ukrainian crisis talks most notable for their diplomatically-charged exclusion of Russia’s Vladimir Putin.