Russian structures responsible for military-technical cooperation, continue to liaise with the French side on the issue of transfer of " Mistral ", But At this point in time the probability of receiving helicopter Russia is extremely low, said on the last working day of the week in the Ministry of defense of Russia.
"We are in contact from time to time with the French partners. The nature of these contacts it is clear that hopes that the situation will be resolved and Russia still get the "Mistral". I would have assessed these chances as ninety-nine to one. But the tragedy of this for us, absolutely, "said to "Interfax", the Commissioner of the Department. on 20 March it was stated that one Of the " Mistral ", built for the Russian Federation in France - "Sevastopol" - successfully completed the 1st phase of sea trials and returned to the port of Saint-Nazaire. The official representative of the French shipbuilding organization DCNS Emmanuel Godet said that checks were successful, and the subsequent access to the sea was planned for mid-April. In this case, another ship - "Vladivostok" was all driving checks and currently completely ready for shipment to the customer. However, the proper solution is blocked by France for political reasons. March 17, General Director of Rosoboronexport Anatoly Isaikin said that the Russian Federation will make its final decision on the helicopter type "Mistral" until the end of April. Remember, March 12, Paris officially took on his own shoulders the responsibility for the failure to deliver the Russian helicopter. on 13 February, the head of the French Republic Francois Hollande after the meeting in Minsk summit on the situation in Ukraine said that the rules for the transfer of the first Russian Mistral is still not done.


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