It starts to resemble a soap opera.
I bet Vlad is going to be p.o’d with the French for stopping the delivery oh his Assault Ship.
Meanwhile France has allowed the Russian crew back on board the first Mistral and has removed the second Mistral from dry dock, two events which wouldn’t have happened if the French were seriously considering breaching their contract to deliver.
So when France unilaterally acts upon their own perceived security problems Russia should just shut off the gas...
/s