The state Department supported the decision of the French " Mistral "
The U.S. is confident that France made the right decision, to suspend the supply of helicopter carrier type "Mistral" Russia, said the Commissioner of the state Department Jeff the Mini.

The U.S. is confident that France made the right decision, to suspend the supply of helicopter carrier type "Mistral" Russia, said the Commissioner of the state Department Jeff the Mini.
"We believed from the beginning, because it is a reasonable decision, taking into account the developments in Eastern Ukraine and Crimea ", - quotes the Mini " news Agency ".
asked to comment on the message of the Russian side about the fact that Russia "Mistral" is no longer needed, Ratke said that until they did not read the messages on this topic and therefore cannot provide comment on the message. Before Tuesday the Deputy head 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 ". 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.