Russia has given approval to France to sell the two Mistral-class amphibious ships to either Egypt or the UAE, according to news reports out of Russia.
Russia originally ordered the ships but France has declined to deliver them because of Russia’s involvement in the crisis in Ukraine.
My Defense News colleague Awad Mustafa has written this article:
A United Arab Emirates government official has confirmed to Defense News the government’s interest in acquiring one of two French Mistral-class amphibious assault ships originally ordered by Russia in 2011.
The contract for the two ships was terminated after Russia halted payments for the ships following the …read more
Source: Ottawa Citizen
