France's Hollande urges de-escalation of Russia-Turkey tensions

"We must all work to make sure that the situation de-escalates," Hollande told a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Hollande, who is due to hold talks in Moscow on Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, also said the European Union had to provide greater support to Turkey to help provide shelter to refugees fleeing conflicts in Syria and elsewhere.

(Reporting by Jean-Baptiste Vey and Sudip Kar-Gupta; Writing by Gareth Jones)