Hollande: France Will Have ‘No Difficulty’ Finding Mistral Buyers
French president François Hollande told reports on Thursday France will have little trouble finding new buyers for two Mistral-class amphibious…
Twitter Flap Exposes Continued Uncertainty of Russian Mistral Deal
A Wednesday tweet from Russia’s outspoken deputy prime minister — setting the date for France’s delivery of a Mistral-class amphibious…
Russia: No Formal Refusal From France On Two Ship Mistral Deal
Despite strong language from the French President François Hollande, Russia has not received formal notification from France suspending or cancelling…
Opinion: A Mistral For Canada
The September decision by France to withhold delivery of two Mistral-class Landing Platforms Helicopter (LPH) building for Russia is an…
Stavridis: Russian Mistrals Could Work Well As NATO Rapid Reaction Force Asset
The suspended delivery of two French-built amphibious warships to the Russian Navy could give NATO an opportunity to buy a…
France Suspends $1.53 Billion Russian Amphibious Warship Deal Over Ukraine Conflict
France is backing out of a $1.53 billion deal that would have provided the Russian Navy two amphibious warships in…
Ukraine ‘Very Disappointed’ France Proceeding With Russian Mistral Deal
Ukrainian president has joined the U.S. in opposing France sale of two amphibious warships to the Russian Navy in remarks…
Russian Sailors Arrive in France for Mistral Training
More than 400 Russian Navy sailors arrived in France on Monday for training to operate Russia’s two planned Mistral-class amphibious…