Russian sailors were denied access to the Mistal helicopter carrier in Saint-Nazaire shipyard on Monday, according to reports in the French media. There are currently 550 Russian sailors based in the shipyard, 400 of whom are set to be the Vladivostok’s crew providing the ship is eventually handed over. The sailors were reportedly prevented from entering the ship by French authorities, the French regional newspaper Ouest France reported, although they regained access on Tuesday. France missed its November 14 deadline to hand over the Vladivostok to Russia, with France’s prime minister Manuel Valls stating last week that the “conditions to …read more
Source: Business Insider