Putin cancels visit to France amid Syria tensions — RT News
'Russian President Vladimir Putin has canceled a planned visit to France after Paris shortened the program for the trip. '
'The development comes amid increased tensions between Russia and France over Moscow’s veto of a French UN Security Council draft resolution on Syria. '
'Unfortunately, those events were struck off the program, so the president decided to cancel his visit to France for now,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. '
'Earlier, French diplomatic sources told Reuters that France wanted to downgrade the planned visit and cancel all events except a working meeting with President Hollande on Syria and that Russia chose to postpone the visit instead. '
'He believes that France acted on a cue from Washington in this situation, but Putin’s not coming to Paris may actually benefit President Hollande during the upcoming election in France. '
[–] wgtt911 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
why would anyone, other than a google or skittle want to visit france..