Russia Sends France Formal Inquiry Warning On Non-Delivery of Mistral Warships

Russia cannot accept oral explanations from individual French politicians of why the warship was not delivered on time, even if that politician is the country’s president, a senior Defense Ministry official states.

Moscow has sent Paris an official inquiry for an explanation of why a Mistral helicopter carrier was not delivered to Russia according to an earlier signed agreement, a high-ranking official from the Russian Defense Ministry’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) said Tuesday .... http://sputniknews.com