Time To Implement Mistral Contract Or Return Money, Russia Says To France
Russia is demanding France to either decide on the Mistral helicopter carriers deal or pay back the money already paid, Tass reported Thursday.
“There have been many statements on the part of the French defense and foreign ministers on Mistrals, but there are the contract that needs to be implemented,” Russian Defense Ministry Spokesperson, Alexander Lukashevich was quoted as saying. “Certain sums were transferred for this contract.”
“If the French side has new options, there’s no need to use methods of megaphone diplomacy,” the Lukashevic added. “If the French side has new options, there’s no need to use methods of megaphone diplomacy,” the diplomat was quoted as saying.
“And the French side should make up its mind. In the summer, there were some statements, now the talk is different. But if not, money should be returned,” he also said.
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France Suspends Military Cooperation With Russia, Mistral Warship Deal Under Review
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France May Cancel Russia’s Mistral Warship Deal Over Ukraine Crisis
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Russia To Scrap Construction Of $1.2 Billion Mistral Class Ships
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Airbus DS To Supply 12 Phoenix Aircraft To France For $3 Billion
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Russia Will Issue Deadline In French Mistral Helicopter Carrier Delivery
November 14, 2014 @ 11:04 AMFrance has to deliver the first Mistral-class helicopter carrier to Russia by the end of this month or else face serious legal consequences; a high ranking source in Moscow was quoted as saying by Sputnik Friday. “We are preparing for different variations
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DCNS Sacks Project Director Responsible For Mistral Carrier Delivery To Russia
November 3, 2014 @ 01:02 PMDCNS has terminated Yves Destefanis, the project director responsible for delivering Mistral helicopter carrier to Russia on Thursday after the confusion created by letter inviting Moscow to take delivery of the first of two Mistral ships in mid-November, local media reported. Herve Guillou, CEO of DCNS relieved Destefanis of his duties after French Finance Minister Michel Sapin announced that conditions for the handover of the ship had not been met
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France Delays Mistral Warship Delivery To Russia Indefinitely
October 30, 2014 @ 09:13 AMDelivery of the Mistral helicopter carriers to Russia could be delayed indefinitely going by the tough posture adopted by the French government. With delivery scheduled for mid-November, the French government has withheld permission to the warship builder, DCNS to start the process to hand over the warship to the Russian Navy
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