The French authorities fully Russia will return the funds paid before the contract for the erection of 2 helicopter carrier type " Mistral ", according to a statement released on Wednesday, the statement of the Elysee Palace. "The Russian Federation wholly will receive a refund of amounts paid in advance under the contract (for the supply of "Mistral" - ed.)", - said in a communique issued on the results of telephone conversations of the President of the French Republic Francois Hollande and the head of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. the contract for production and delivery of 2 helicopter carrier type "Mistral" was signed between the French DCNS/STX and Rosoboronexport in 2011. France had to give the 1st ship "Vladivostok" in November of last year, but due to the events in Ukraine that has not yet been. What is a helicopter carrier type "Mistral" - read