Ukraine tension sparks questions over French warship sale to Russia

2014/9/2 1:21:48

Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said, also in July: "There is a rule that contracts that have been signed and paid for are honoured."

But a source close to the deal, who wished to remain anonymous, said it was "clear that what is happening in Ukraine does not make it completely impossible there will be a change" in French policy.

"One of the elements that could change the situation is the scarcely denied presence of Russian forces in Ukraine and, linked to that, Europe's decision to boost sanctions," added the source.

 


From Yahoo news UK 1, September 2014

 

Fresh tensions with Russia over Ukraine have sparked renewed agonising in France about the sale of two Mistral-class warships to Moscow that has already drawn sharp criticism from London and Washington.

 

France agreed in 2011 to build and sell the two advanced helicopter assault ships to Russia for a total of 1.2 billion euros ($1.6 billion) with the first scheduled for delivery in October or November and the second in 2015.

 

However, President Francois Hollande acknowledged in a recent interview in Le Monde daily that "if there was additional tension and it was impossible to find a way out, we would have to think about it."

 

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