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Official: France Will Pay Russia Back if Mistral class LHDs Are Not Delivered.
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Naval Force News - Russia, France |
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Official:
France Will Pay Russia Back if Mistral class LHDs Are Not Delivered |
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According to French President François Hollande, "all
hypotheses" regarding the delivery of the Mistral vessels
would be discussed during his meeting with Putin in Yerevan scheduled
for Friday. "On the Mistral topic, we will discuss all hypotheses" said the French Head of State at a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko. "And for the moment as I said, the delivery of Mistral vessels is not possible n the context that we know". "If the ships are not delivered, I do not see how they could be paid, it's a simple concept (...) According to the different assumptions, there will be payment or refund" he added. |
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 Russian Navy Mistral class LHD Vladivostok |
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In a statement released back in September last year,
the administration of the French president said that the country’s
government thinks that the delivery of the first Mistral-class helicopter
carrier would not be appropriate under the present circumstances, referring
to the situation in eastern Ukraine. In November the
French presidency announced that the
first Mistral-class LHD, built for Russia was on hold "until further
notice".
The ships are capable of carrying 16 helicopters, four landing craft, 70 armored vehicles and 450 soldiers, and are expected to be deployed with Russia’s Pacific Fleet. Check out our technical datasheet to learn more about the Mistral class |