October 19, 2016. Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, French President Francois Hollande, left, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, right, during a Normandy format meeting between the leaders of Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France at the Paul-Loebe-Haus building in Berlin. Third left, background: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Second left, background: Russian Presidential Aide Vladislav Surkov.