Moscow will not deliver the final payment for two French-built Mistral-class warships until the second vessel is delivered to the Russian navy, the head of Russia’s state arms import and export agency told ITAR-Tass.
“The final payment on the contract will be made in November 2015, after the delivery of the second ship,” Rosoboronexport head Anatoly Isaikin said in an interview with ITAR-Tass published Tuesday.
French President Francois Hollande said in July that the decision on whether to deliver the second Mistral would “depend on Russia’s attitude,” alluding to Moscow’s widely censured policy in eastern Ukraine, Reuters reported .... http://www.themoscowtimes.com
