The French procurement office is declining to comment on a report that Russia has asked for a written statement on whether the Mistral class helicopter carrier will be delivered to Moscow, writes my Defense News colleague Pierre Tran.
The Russian news agency RIA Novosti has reported that Russia officially sent a written request to France for an explanation of the refusal to deliver the Mistral warship. It either wants the first Mistral ship delivered or its payment returned.
The Russian news agency Pravda noted that the first vessel – Vladivostok – was to have been delivered to Russia in 2014. The second …read more
Source: Ottawa Citizen
