The Kremlin announced Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be visiting France next week as planned. Though the Kremlin said the cancellation was due to a change in the event schedule, CNN reported it likely has to do with French President Francois Hollande's recent remark that Moscow may be guilty of war crimes in Syria.
In an interview Monday on the French TV station TF1, Hollande suggested he may cancel his meeting with Putin, adding that Russia could face charges of war crimes for launching attacks on Aleppo. "These are people who today are the victims of war crimes. Those that commit these acts will have to face up to their responsibility, including in the [International Criminal Court]," Hollande said.
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