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France to Decide on Russian Warship Deal in November


France will wait until next month to decide whether to deliver the first of two Mistral helicopter carriers to Russia, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesday.

French President Francois Hollande had for months resisted pressure from Washington and other allies to scrap the 1.2 billion euro ($1.58 billion) contract before choosing last month to push back the original end-October delivery date.

Holland said then that he would only hand over the first carrier – the Vladivostok – if there was a lasting cease-fire and a political settlement in Ukraine.

“The president … said that if the political conditions did not …read more

Source: Voice of America

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