France 'suspends' preparatory work for Sochi G8: presidency

France today decided to "suspend" its participation in preparatory meetings for the June G8 meeting in Sochi in protest over the Ukraine crisis, a source within the French presidency said.
"We have suspended our participation in the preparatory meetings taking place in the coming days," said the source, adding that this decision had been taken at a "crisis meeting" between President Francois Hollande and Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius.