Russia has asked France to return the system because of " Mistral "

In the framework of the next round of negotiations on the " Mistral ", which was held earlier this week in the capital of Russia, the Russian side turned to France with a request to return the system ties installed on the helicopter, said an informed source in the sphere of military-technical cooperation.
the agreement on cooperation in the framework of the project the structure of "Mistral" in fact ready for signature by the governments of Russia and France, it shows the amount of the penalty that the French side will pay the customer, - 1, 2 billion euros.
the results of this payments Russia will regain all paid under the contract funds, however, there remains the question of the return of the equipment that is already installed on the helicopter, RIA "news" referring to an informed source in the sphere of military-technical cooperation." the narrative is, for example, the communication systems that are required to be returned to Russia, in fact, in the same form in which they were some time ago brought to France, " explained the source. According to his statement, the Russian side is not going to qualify for the aft " Mistral ", which were built at the Baltic plant in St. Petersburg and already mounted. Recall, July 17, it was announced about the fact that Russian crews who were being trained for service on the " Mistral ", were disbanded. First it was claimed that Moscow and Paris has prepared a draft Treaty on the helicopter carrier " Mistral ", the document will be signed after his statement on the level of governments pairs of countries, but as long as it was not. On June 27, French printed illustrated edition Challenges wrote that France is trying to get payment for the "Mistral" is not more than 1 billion euros. Review of the publication, this number will be " easier to operate ", providing explanations of the French community are made large payments under the contract. The contract for production and delivery of 2 helicopter carrier was signed between the French company DCNS and Rosoboronexport in 2011. The price of the contract ? 1, 2 billion euros. 1st ship ? "Vladivostok" ? was obliged to go to the Russian Federation in 2014, the second ? Sevastopol ? in 2015. Against delivery of the vessels made in the USA. Last year Paris at the time stopped the supply ships, for which he received the money, citing his disagreement with the policy of Russia in Ukraine. Opposing political force and the trade unions of France criticized the President of the Fifth Republic for refusing to put Russia "Mistral" alleging pressure from the capital of the USA. The Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Military-industrial Commission Oleg Bochkarev said that the issue of transfer of "Mistral" Russia and France is not discussed, the narrative is about the amount of compensation. According to him, Russia will build their own helicopter instead of the French " Mistral ".


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