PARIS: France’s defence minister said on Thursday that “several” countries had expressed an interest in buying its Mistral-class warships, after Paris refused to deliver them to Russia because of the Ukraine crisis.
“A certain number of countries — there are several — have made their interest known for these boats,” Jean-Yves Le Drian told RTL radio.
Late Wednesday, French President Francois Hollande announced he had clinched a deal with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to withhold the warships in exchange for compensation.
In a deal worth around €1.2 billion (RM5.1 billion), France had promised to deliver the two vessels to Moscow but the …read more
Source: theSun
