France calls on Russia to influence Assad
France's president is calling on Russia to push for a resumption of talks on a political transition in Syria as quickly as possible.
Francois Hollande referred to a report by a team from the UN and the OPCW chemical weapons watchdog agency that has concluded that the Syrian government and Islamic State militants carried out chemical attacks during 2014 and 2015.
"We are in a very serious situation ... evidences of crimes have been provided," he said in a speech in La Celle-Saint-Cloud, near Paris.
Hollande said it's now up to Russia to face "its responsibilities" and use its influence with Syrian President Bashar Assad.
