Hollande to Press Obama, Putin for Terror Response
- Obama calls on Putin to make `fundamental shift' on Assad
- France puts Europe's largest aircraft carrier in position
Is Europe Drawing Closer to Defeat IS?
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President Francois Hollande faces the challenge of knitting together a coherent coalition with a durable strategy for tackling the Islamic State in meetings this week with the leaders of France’s closest allies as well as Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
Ten days after terrorists killed 130 people in and around Paris, Hollande hosted British Prime Minister David Cameron for a working breakfast in the French capital Monday. He sees President Barack Obama Tuesday in Washington and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Paris on Wednesday. He meets Putin in Moscow Thursday.