. >> i'm speaking with lauren goodrich for my senior eurasia analyst at stratford.did receive word today that german chancellor merkel and vladimir putin will meet on friday at the d-day ceremony in normandy. does president putin have some explain to do? chancellor merkel has criticized him for his actions in russia -- in group training -- in the ukraine and crimea. what will she likely say this week after >> german chancellor merkel will be meeting with putin in france, and also meeting with french president lalonde as well as -- and he will also be meeting with the french president hollande as leaders of the u.k.. that russiave said needs to de-escalate. however, they've also said that georgia will not be getting into nato anytime soon. germany has taken the hard line against russia and also taken the russian line in positive steps to keep a warm relationship, or at least a working relationship with russia. >> is the line in the sand here at russia says as far as ukraine is concerned, and you mentioned as georgiad as far is concerned as well, we understand there a