Hollande to tackle Putin on Ukraine crisis on June 6

Brussels: French President Francois Hollande announced Tuesday that he will hold `face to face` talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on June 6, with the Ukraine crisis high on the agenda.
The meeting between the two leaders will take place in northern France next month, during events to mark 70 years since the World War II Normandy landings, Hollande told reporters in Brussels after an EU summit.