Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin have met for the first time sinceRussia's annexation of Crimea. The informal encounter came on the sidelines of a lunch attended by world leaders to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-day landings.
A White House statement said the conversation, which was informal and lasted 10-15 minutes, happened inside the chateau where the leaders were eating. It did not say what the two discussed, but Obama has previously said he would tell Putin to engage with Ukraine's new leadership.
As leaders posed outside the building for a group photo before the lunch, Obama and Putin appeared to be avoiding each other deliberately. But once inside, they made time for their first face-to-face exchange since the Ukraine crisis began.
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