France moves to defy allies over sale of warships to Russia

June 5, 2014 By La rédaction de Mediapart

Despite calls from US and other nations to scrap or suspend deal, France will train Russian sailors later this month in how to operate new ships.

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France is preparing to train hundreds of Russian seamen to operate a powerful French-made warship this month, defying calls from the U.S. and other Western allies to keep the vessel out of the Kremlin's hands, people familiar with the matter say.

France moves to defy allies over sale of warships to Russia

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