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| Syria conflict: Russia's Putin 'delays France talks' | |
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| Russia's President Vladimir Putin has postponed a planned visit to France amid a row over Syria, French presidential sources say. | Russia's President Vladimir Putin has postponed a planned visit to France amid a row over Syria, French presidential sources say. |
| Mr Putin had been due to go to Paris on 19 October for talks and to open a new Orthodox church. | |
| On Monday, French President Francois Hollande suggested Russia could face war crimes charges over its bombardment of Syria's second city, Aleppo. | On Monday, French President Francois Hollande suggested Russia could face war crimes charges over its bombardment of Syria's second city, Aleppo. |
| There has been no confirmation of the postponement from Russia. | There has been no confirmation of the postponement from Russia. |
| The French presidency told the Russians Mr Hollande would only attend one event with Mr Putin during the visit this month - a working meeting on Syria, according to the sources. | |
| But after this Russia "let it be known that it wanted to postpone the visit", they added. | |
| It comes a day after Mr Hollande told French TV prosecutions over Syria could take place in the International Criminal Court (ICC). | |
| "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 ICC," he said. | |
| Neither Russia nor Syria is a member of the ICC. | |
| Moscow has repeatedly denied attacking civilians, and says it targets terrorist groups in Syria. | |
| Last week Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution drafted by France calling for an end to the bombing in Aleppo. |