Vladimir Putin and Leonid Kuchma

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma during their bilateral meeting on the State residence "Zarya" in Foros, the Crimea, on Friday, August 18, 2000. Putin arrived on the informal summit of the CIS States Presidents, which was conducted in Yalta on August 18-19. The Presidents of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia and Tadjikistan also arrived on the Summit in Yalta. Photo by UNIAN