MOSCOW/PARIS (Reuters) – France and Russia have reached a compensation deal for the cancellation of the delivery of two French-made Mistral helicopter carriers, according to Russian media reports. “The talks are already over, everything is already decided – both the timeframe and the sums,” Vladimir Kozhin, an adviser to President Vladimir Putin on military matters, told RIA news agency late on Thursday. “I hope that in the nearest future an agreement will be signed on breaking the contract, and then the sum that France will pay us will be announced,” RIA quoted Kozhin as saying. On Friday, Russian newspaper Kommersant …read more
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