Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in Milan this Friday, Italian Premier Matteo Renzi said on Wednesday.

The Italian premier will host a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Petro Poroshenko on the sidelines of an Asia-Europe ACEM summit, at which Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande, David Cameron will also be present, Renzi's office said in a statement.