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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Russian deal for French Mistrals in limbo

Mistral-class Amphibious assault shipFrance has said that it will press ahead with the sale of two state-of-the-art amphibious ships for the Russian navy.

Still, doubts over the fate of the deal were cast over the weekend when a senior Russian admiral warned that the sale could be suspended if France refused to accompany the sale with technology transfers.

In an interview with Ekho Moskvy radio, Adm. Vladimir Vysotsky said the purchase of the Mistral-class helicopter hinged on the "transfer of key, fundamental technologies," The Moscow Times reported. Otherwise, he said, it would be pointless.

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