Putin cancels his visit to Paris because Syria

Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not visit Paris next week or being separate talks on Syria with the French president and the German Chancellor.

Peskov told reporters in a conference call, "the president took the decision to cancel the visit." He added that "the President noted his readiness to visit Paris in time for (French President Francois Holond). We will wait until that time comes."

The cancellation of the visit, the latest sign of deteriorating relations between Moscow and the West after Russia's use of the right of veto against a resolution to the UN Security Council of the United Nations on Syria was prepared Vrence.ovi quick response, French President Francois Hollande said he was "ready at any time to meet." Putin's order to "push for peace", especially in Syria.

Hollande told the Parliamentary Assembly of the European Council, said that "the dialogue with Russia is necessary, but it must be decisive and frank", pointing out that there was "considerable controversy" between Paris and Moscow about the Syrian affairs.

The Hollande announced Saturday that he "continues to ask himself the question" whether he will meet with Putin, because of "war crimes" committed by the Syrian regime in Aleppo, with the support of the Russian aviation.

And it reached the diplomatic confrontation between Russia and the West to peak Saturday, after Moscow used the veto against the draft French resolution at the Security Council calling for an end to raids on Aleppo.

Kremlin spokesman denied that the Russian President "isolated," saying the remarks "ridiculous."

The French president said earlier that he was not sure of the feasibility or the importance of his meeting with Putin.

Because Syria is the main cause of the dispute between Paris and Moscow has criticized the French remarks Russian behavior in Syria. French media have questioned the possibility of Moscow to punish the regime and internationally, where he explained that France claim from the International Court of Justice to investigate possible war crimes in Syria would run into several obstacles, where Syria is not a signatory to the Rome Convention, which established the ICC.

On the other hand, the possibility of converting the file to the UN Security Council will inevitably face a Russian veto.