French authorities may deliver Mistral helicopter carrier to Russia in the coming days, Gazeta.ru reports with reference to an unnamed source.
«Most probably the order to hand over the Mistral will be given next week,» he said adding that the ship will possibly be ready for delivery in the first half of March.
According to him, the positive results of the “Normandy format” meeting allow France to save its face in front of its allies and remain a reliable supplier of arms.
On February 12th 2015 the automatic identification system (AIS) of the second Mistral-class vessel “Sevastopol” intended for Russia became active for the first time.
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