He refused to meet with Hollande. Putin has cancelled his visit to France - Reuters

The meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his colleague Francois Hollande will not take place in Paris on October 19^th as planned. It is reported by Reuters, citing a source in France.

According to the source, Putin did not agree to discuss only the Syrian issue during the meeting.

"Russia just said that it wanted to postpone the visit scheduled on October 19^th," - says the report.