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Eugene

(61,900 posts) Tue Nov 25, 2014, 06:05 PM Nov 2014

Russia Mistral: France halts delivery indefinitely

Source: BBC

25 November 2014 Last updated at 15:20 GMT

Russia Mistral: France halts delivery indefinitely

France has suspended "until further notice" the controversial delivery of a helicopter carrier to the Russian navy.

President Francois Hollande blamed continuing unrest in eastern Ukraine, where Russia is accused of backing separatists in their fight against the government in Kiev.

The Vladivostok warship was due to be handed over last month as part of a two-ship deal.

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European Union leaders had warned the ship could be used to threaten its neighbours. The 21,300-tonne Mistral-class ship can carry up to 16 helicopters and a third of a mechanised regiment.

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Russia Mistral: France halts delivery indefinitely (Original Post) Eugene Nov 2014 OP

There were reports from Russia that the delivery would go through. pampango Nov 2014 #1

pampango

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1. There were reports from Russia that the delivery would go through.

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Tue Nov 25, 2014, 06:20 PM

Nov 2014

France set to deliver warship to Moscow: Russian media

Russian media report that France is set to deliver the first of two Mistral warships to Russia on 27 November, according to Business Insider. The purported move would contradict conditions set forward by French president Francois Hollande of first securing a lasting ceasefire in Ukraine followed by a peace deal.

http://euobserver.com/tickers/126656

Always hard to know whether there was a genuine miscommunication or they were just posturing.

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