France's Hollande says ready to take part in four-way Ukraine talks

Reuters

Published Oct 13, 2016 05:13AM ET

France's Hollande says ready to take part in four-way Ukraine talks

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande is ready to take part in talks over the Ukraine crisis with the leaders of Russia, Germany and Ukraine in the coming days, his office said on Thursday.

Hollande hopes a roadmap defining steps that would eventually give Ukraine back control over its border with Russia could be outlined soon, his office said in a statement, adding that Hollande had spoken with Ukrainian president Petro Poroschenko earlier in the day.