Failure to comply with the contract " Mistress " will cost France 3 billion euros
Victoria Ivanova. France will have to pay Russia to compensate up to 3 billion euros in case of disagreement from the delivery of helicopter carrier type " Mistral ", according to experts interviewed by the newspaper.
A source in the diplomatic circles predicts that in addition to the cost of the contract for production and delivery of vessels 1, 2 billion Euro - Russia can claim compensation in the amount of 800 million for each of the 2 " Mistela ". So, in total difficulties compensation can reach almost 3 billion euros.
However, consensus on compensation in the French media did not work. So, according to the newspaper Nouvel Observateur, the minimum amount of compensation will be 250 million euros. At the same time, the correspondents of the newspaper Monde believe that this amount will be about billion euros.
together with this, France will have to pay the Russian Federation the amount paid by the Russian side in advance for ships 3 quarters of the value of the contract is EUR 800 million.
the contract for manufacture and delivery of two (2) helicopter carrier Mistral was concluded between the French firm DCNS and the " Rosoboronexport " in 2011. The value of the contract is 1, 2 billion euros. 1st ship is obliged to enter into service of the Russian Navy before the end of 2014, the second in 2015)
On Tuesday, it was announced that the head of the French Republic Francois Hollande decided to stop for some time, the supply of the first of the 2 ships - " Vladivostok " - because of the situation in Ukraine. Deputy defense Minister Yury Borisov said first Fins news that Moscow until will not make a complaint France because of the decision to stop at some time the delivery of the Russian Federation " Mistral " and waits for the execution of the contract.
1st amphibious assault ship type " Mistral "ship " Vladivostok ", directed according to the Russian party invitation, had to be transferred to France by the Russian naval fleet 14 November, However, the transfer until failed, and clarity when it might happen, until now no.
Against transfer of vessels actively supporting US. Paris, on the one hand stated that should execute the contract with Russia, and with the reverse link transmission of the courts with the progress in the settlement of the situation in Ukraine.