The second ship of the type " Mistral " ? " Sevastopol " ? launched on Thursday on the water in the French Saint-Nazaire. The launching of Sevastopol took place without large concentrations of people, RIA " Novosti ". The ship was in dry dock, which was filled with water. First on Thursday, the head of the state Duma international Affairs Alexei Pushkov said that the deal Mistralian " is symbolic: if it takes place, this means that the potential for cooperation between Russia and Europe is, if not will be - it will be a signal that confrontational tendencies prevail. Yesterday the circumstances " Mistralian " said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg." Military exports is the internal affair of each country. NATO such questions does not solve it, " he explained, but added: " I would Like to believe that all NATO countries, and France, clearly understand the consequences of their actions ". Remember, the 1st of 2 helicopter carrier type " Mistral ", which are based on French shipyards in Saint-Nazaire for the Russian Federation, - " Vladivostok " - had to be handed over to the Russian side on the last working day of the week, However the ceremony was cancelled at the initiative of Paris. First head Hollande has stated many times that a key condition of delivery of the ship Russia will become a full adherence to the ceasefire in the East of Ukraine. Discussions around the ship resumed on Tuesday, November 18, once the French media announced the discharge vessel of the Russian sailors, who for some time held it training. However, Russian sources later said that sailors still allowed. At the same time, the French authorities are afraid that the helicopter " Vladivostok " is able to be stolen by Russian sailors from the port of Saint-Nazaire.
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