French President Will Not Attend Sochi Olympics; U.S. Still Mum On Plans

BuzzFeed - President François Hollande and other leading officials are ditching the games, but the nation’s foreign minister offered no explanation for the move. So far, the United States has still not announced its own plans for a delegation to Sochi. French President François Hollande. Ronan Lietar / Reuters French President François Hollande will not attend the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, the European nation's foreign minister said Sunday, according to Europe 1 radio. "There are no plans to attend," Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius told the station. "Top French officials have no plans to be there."Fabius offered no explanation for the decision to ditch the games, according to Europe 1, which suggested it might be due to Russia's controversial anti-LGBT "gay propaganda" ban. France's Sports Minister Valérie Fourneyron expressed concerns about the law to her Russian counterpart in August. Hollande attended the Summer Games in London, alon