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France puts warship delivery to Russia on hold

Posted by ipso facto @ 9:32 on September 4, 2014  

PARIS (AP) — Responding to international pressure, France suspended the delivery of a warship to Russia at least until November amid security concerns over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis, officials said Wednesday.

The Vladivostok, the first of two Mistral-class helicopter carriers ordered by Russia, was due to be delivered next month as part of a 1.2 billion euro ($1.6 billion) contract — the biggest-ever sale of NATO weaponry to Moscow.

The second ship, named Sevastopol, ironically, after a port in the Russia-annexed Crimean Peninsula, has been slated for delivery next year.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/france-suspends-delivery-warship-russia-160825664.html;_ylt=AwrBJR.FSAdUn1oAnHzQtDMD

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