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President Vladimir Putin met with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushcehnko in an informal setting

March 19, 2005, Kiev

The meeting took place at the Ukrainian President’s personal dacha in the village of Noviye Bezradichi.

Before the meeting began, Mr Putin presented a bouquet of flowers to Mr Yushchenko’s wife, Katerina. Mr Yushchenko then showed Mr Putin a collection of Ukrainian folk objects from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

The two Presidents then continued their discussion together over dinner.

March 19, 2005, Kiev