Sands: Paris will return to Moscow "Mistral" or an advance payment for them
Presidents Vladimir Putin and Francois Hollande agreed that France will return to the Russian helicopter "Mistral" or paid for them in advance, said on the first day of the week, the press Secretary of the head of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

Presidents Vladimir Putin and Francois Hollande agreed that France will return to the Russian helicopter "Mistral" or paid for them in advance, said on the first day of the week, the press Secretary of the head of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.
"No, no specific dates were not sounded," - said Peskov, commenting on the timing of the implementation of the agreements to life.
However, he confirmed that "the issue which was addressed in the mainstream of that before, even at a press conference in Paris (April 22) was declared by the head of France," reports the news Agency." that is, this Position has been confirmed. Position is very simple - either the goods, or paid, the money already paid. In General confirmed that the parties at current position converge ", - summed up the President's press Secretary of the Russian Federation. Yesterday, the French media reported that Paris will pay Russia "Mistral" 1, 1 billion euros. According to this information, the need for this tool, the Republic hopes to get from Poland for the supply of helicopters under a contract volume of ? 2 billion. On the last working day of the week Western agencies reported citing unofficial sources said that the Russian Federation and France will break the contract on the "Mistral" in the near future. However, the head of the French Republic Francois Hollande after talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which took place on the last working day of the week in Yerevan, said that a decision on the helicopter carrier type "Mistral" is not accepted. First, a diplomatic source in the capital of Russia said that the Russian Federation considers acceptable option refund France prepayment for the "Mistral" in the amount of 1, 5 billion euros. Before this British print edition of the Times said that in case of breach of contract on the supplies built for the Russian Federation of 2 helicopter carrier "Mistral" Paris will be obligated to pay to Moscow 1 billion pounds (1, 5 billion). April 16, Putin said that Moscow will not require from Paris payments penalties and exorbitant fines for non-delivery of helicopter carrier type " Mistral ", but hopes that the French government will reimburse Russia costs. Remember, 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.