French Mistral-class amphibious assault ship (Photo from Wikipedia)Russia In Talks On Buying French Warship -- RIA Novosti
MOSCOW, August 4 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is discussing the purchase of a French Mistral-class amphibious assault ship worth between 300 and 400 million euros ($430-580 mln), a high-ranking source close to the talks said Tuesday.
"Such talks are being held at the level of experts; the Russian side is represented by the Navy, the United Shipbuilding Corporation, and plants' representatives. In September we will provide a final conclusion for the Russian Defense Ministry," the source told RIA Novosti.
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My Comment: I find this story remarkable .... a Russian news wire service is telling us that Russia does not have the shipbuilding facilities nor financial resources to build certain Baval ships.
I would never have predicted this 25 years ago. Never.