Key diplomatic meetings have taken place against the backdrop of D-Day commemorations.<br /><br />Russian leader Vladimir Putin held face to face talks with Petro Poroshenko for the first time since his election as Ukraine’s new president.<br /><br />Meeting at the Chateau de Benouville in Normandy where international leaders had lunch, they reportedly shook hands. They also called for a halt to the bloodshed in eastern Ukraine, according to Russian media, citing the Kremlin. The short meeting came as deadly violence continued on the ground.<br /><br />The lunch was also a chance for brief talks between President Putin and his US counterpart Barack Obama. It was far from sure that the pair would meet, given the acute tension over Ukraine.
