Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) meets with visiting French President Francois Hollande (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Moscow, Russia, Feb. 6, 2015. The tripartite talks on Ukraine crisis, involving the Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, started here Friday evening in an attempt to find a peaceful solution to the escalating armed conflict in Ukraine. [Xinhua]