Russian President Vladimir Putin has cancelled a planned visit to France after a scheduled program for the trip was shortened and officials insisted on only holding talks on Syria. The news comes amid growing tensions between Russia and France after Moscow vetoed a French UN Security Council draft resolution on Syria saying it was aimed at protecting the terrorists. France accused Russia and the Syrian president of committing war crimes in Syria and announced yesterday that they intend to ask the International Criminal Court to investigate the allegations. RT reports: Putin was expected to arrive in Paris next week, but the visit has now been postponed, the Kremlin confirmed. “There were some events scheduled, including the opening of a Russian cultural and religious center, [and] exhibitions. 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. The Kremlin official would not comment on why France chose to change the program of Putin’s visit, saying that “this question should be addressed to the French side.” Commenting on the cancelation of the visit, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday he was prepared to meet Putin “at any moment” [...]
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