Posted on 12/21/2014 7:29:27 AM PST by Patriot777
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=132_1419174652
Mistral Deal In Doubt: France Either Delivers Warships Or Give Moscow Refund, Says Russian Official
Sounds like Russia realizes buying French warships is not a good idea, but France is now stuck in EU sanctions which prohibits it from delivering the warships.
Russia's Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov has told Interfax that France must decide by the end of the year if it will deliver two mistral class warships or give Moscow a refund. He also reportedly said that the second option of a refund "might even be preferable."
Fraawnce probabley already spent the rubles on cheese and white flags.
Because they’ve run out of money.
If they paid in Euros, I hope they can request back the value of the euros in gold.
Not that I like Russia but it would be hilarious.
You don’t realize it much now, since the Royal Navy gave France such a licking, but France built some fine warships in the 18th and 19th centuries.
No tickee, no washee.
At the Turn of the Last Century Many of Russia's Battleships were French Built.
Everything that is old is new again.
And 20th and 21st centuries.
Rate for Rate, French built sailing naval vessels were slightly faster than their British counterparts.
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