France to sell Egypt two warships previously contracted to Russia
(CNN)France has agreed to sell Egypt two Mistral-class helicopter carriers that were previously contracted to go to Russia, the Elysee Palace announced Wednesday. The previous $1.3 billion contract...
View ArticleEgypt agrees to buy warships built for Russia from France
Egypt has agreed to buy two Mistral warships originally built for Russia, the French presidency has announced. President Francois Hollande and Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi "agreed on the...
View ArticleFrance to sell warships to Egypt, after Russia deal scrapped
Egypt agreed Wednesday to buy two Mistral warships which France built for Russia before scrapping the sale over the Ukraine crisis, showing Paris increasingly values Cairo as a stable partner in a...
View ArticleFrance sells warships to Egypt after scrapping deal with Russia
PARIS: French President Francois Hollande said on Wednesday Egypt had agreed to buy two Mistral warships which France built for Russia before scrapping the sale over the Ukraine crisis. The deal is the...
View ArticleEgypt buys 2 French warships intended for Russia
The French government says it is to sell two Mistral warships, which were originally intended for Russia, to Egypt. According to a statement released by the French presidency on Wednesday, President...
View ArticleFrance says Egypt to buy warships after Russia deal scrapped
Paris: Egypt has agreed to buy two Mistral warships which France built for Russia before scrapping the sale over the Ukraine crisis, the French presidency said in a statement Wednesday. President...
View ArticleFrench PM in Egypt for talks on economy, conflicts
France's Prime Minister Manuel Valls flew into Egypt on Saturday to start a three-country Arab tour aimed at boosting economic ties and for holding talks on the region's conflicts. Valls was to be...
View ArticleFrance Signs Mistral Warships Deal With Egypt
Egypt has signed a deal with France to buy two Mistral warships originally ordered by Russia. The deal was signed in...
View ArticleEgypt signs deal with France on two Mistral warships
Egypt has signed a deal with France to buy two warships that were originally ordered by Russia but whose sale was canceled by Paris due to the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The contract was signed on...
View ArticleEgypt signs deal for two French warships
CAIRO: Egypt signed a contract Saturday to buy two Mistral warships, whose sale to Russia Paris cancelled because of the Ukraine crisis, a delegation member with the visiting French prime minister...
View ArticleEgypt signs deal to buy two French warships
CAIRO: Egypt signed a deal with France on Saturday to buy two Mistral warships originally ordered by Russia as French Prime Minister Manuel Valls began an Arab tour. Valls arrived in Cairo at the start...
View ArticleBipartisan group of lawmakers urges President Obama to strongly oppose sale...
(Source: Adam Kinzinger) Bipartisan group of lawmakers urges President Obama to strongly oppose sale of French warships to Russia 07/22/14 Letter also calls for NATO allies to halt supplying other arms...
View ArticleConditions not met for warships delivery to Russia: French PM
Belgrade (AFP) - French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Thursday that conditions have not yet been met for France to deliver two Mistral-class warships to Russia. "Today the conditions have not...
View ArticleFrance cancels sale of warships to Russia, pays Moscow back
France is looking for a buyer for two high-tech Mistral warships worth a reported $1.3 billion after confirming Thursday that it had canceled its controversial deal to deliver the vessels to Russia....
View ArticleHollande, Putin reach accord on cancelled warship deal: Paris
Paris (AFP) - French President Francois Hollande's office said Wednesday he had reached an agreement with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on compensation for failing to...
View ArticleFrance agrees to 'fully reimburse' Russia, ending spat over collapse of...
France said it had agreed a compensation deal with Russia for failing to deliver two Mistral warships due to the Ukraine crisis, drawing to a close a months-long diplomatic and commercial spat. The...
View ArticleRussian minister says France ready to deliver controversial warships
MOSCOW/PARIS (Reuters) - Russia says it has received an invitation to take delivery of the first of two French warships, an arms deal that was cast into doubt by tensions between the West and Russia...
View ArticleFrance puts warship delivery to Russia on hold
The Vladivostok, the first of two Mistral-class helicopter carriers ordered by Russia, was due to be delivered next month. Responding to international pressure, France suspended the delivery of a...
View ArticleFrance to deliver first warship to Russia despite allies, Ukraine
PARIS (Reuters) - French officials defended President Francois Hollande's decision to push ahead with delivery of a helicopter carrier to Russia in defiance of calls by key allies Britain and the...
View ArticleFrance says warship deal with Russia still alive
Brussels (AFP) - French President Francois Hollande said a controversial sale of two state-of-the art warships by France to Russia was still on course despite Moscow's widely opposed stand over Crimea....
View ArticleRussia says France due to hand over first warship November 14
Moscow (AFP) - Russia on Wednesday said that France is still due to complete the controversial handover of a warship next month, despite pressure for the deal to be scrapped over Moscow's role in the...
View ArticleFrance suspends warships deal with Russia
First of two vessels had been due for delivery this month but now will not be handed over until further notice due to Ukraine crisis...
View ArticleFrance looking for warship buyers after cancelling Mistral deal with Russia
For sale: two state-of-the-art warships. One finished, fitted out and in good sailing order. The second: half-finished. Never used. No owners (careful or otherwise)....
View ArticleRussia Confident Warship Deal With France Will Proceed
Henry Ridgwell SAINT-NAZAIRE, FRANCE— Russian authorities say they expect their deal to buy two warships from France will go through, despite the announcement in Paris that delivery of the first vessel...
View ArticleFrance settles warship compensation claim with Russia
Paris suspended €1.2bn deal for two Mistral helicopter-carriers after west imposed sanctions on Russia after Crimea takeover...
View ArticleSink or sell? Russia spat leaves France with warships to spare
By John Irish and Cyril Altmeyer PARIS (Reuters) - For sale: two French-built helicopter carriers, tested by Russians. Buy now for only 1.2 billion euros($1.33 billion). Shipping extra. Tensions...
View ArticleFrance suspends delivery of warship to Russia
PARIS - France is suspending the delivery of a hulking warship to Russia amid security concerns about Moscow's actions in neighbouring Ukraine, President Francois Hollande's office said Wednesday. The...
View ArticleFrance halts delivery of warship to Russia in protest at role in Ukraine
France is to suspend delivery of a state-of-the-art Mistral warship to Russia in protest at Moscow's continued role in unrest in eastern Ukraine....
View ArticleFrance will pay back Russia if warships not delivered: Hollande
Paris (AFP) - President Francois Hollande said Wednesday that France will reimburse Russia if it fails to deliver two Mistral warships in a deal frozen over the Ukraine conflict....
View ArticleFrance, Russia negotiating solution to frozen warship deal: Hollande
Paris (AFP) - French President Francois Hollande said Sunday that negotiations with Moscow were under way to find a solution to a dispute over the sale of two Mistral warships, frozen over the Ukraine...
View ArticleFrance 'still building' controversial warship
Paris (AFP) - France may have frozen the delivery of the controversial "Mistral-class" helicopter gunship to Russia, but its construction is still ongoing, a well-informed source said on Thursday....
View ArticleFrench President Francois Hollande delays delivery of warship to Russia
France yesterday pushed back "until further notice" the delivery of a controversial warship to Russia because of the Ukraine crisis, sparking a measured initial response from Moscow. President Francois...
View ArticleFrance postpones decision on delivery of Mistral carriers to Russia
French President Francois Hollande delayed indefinitely Tuesday his decision on whether to deliver the first of two Mistral helicopter carriers ordered by Russia but whose status is in limbo as a...
View ArticleFrance suspends warships deal with Russia over Ukraine crisis
First of two vessels due for delivery this month will not be handed over until military action in Ukraine ceases...
View ArticleFrance cancels warships deal with Russia after delays due to Ukraine crisis
François Hollande and Vladimir Putin agree to scrap €1.2bn sale of Mistral carriers, with French government to reimburse Moscow’s costs...
View ArticleFrance wants to sell warships to Russia
French President Francois Hollande announced on Wednesday that he expects to sell new warships to Russia in the near future. Hollande’s announcement came less than two months after France cancelled a...
View ArticleFrance, Russia discuss dispute over sale of warships
PARIS: French President Francois Hollande said on Sunday that negotiations with Moscow were under way to find a solution to a dispute over the sale of two Mistral warships, frozen over the Ukraine...
View ArticleFrance to decide on Russia warship deal 'in coming weeks'
Paris (AFP) - French President Francois Hollande said on Monday that he would decide "in the coming weeks" whether or not to scrap a contentious contract to supply two warships to Russia. The fate of...
View ArticleFrance, Russia reach deal on compensation of Mistral warships
Moscow (AFP) - After eight months of negotiations France and Russia have reached a deal on the amount Paris must pay Moscow in compensation for the non-delivery of two Mistral warships, a senior...
View ArticleEgypt, France sign warships deal as PM starts Arab tour
Cairo (AFP) - Egypt signed a deal with France Saturday to buy two Mistral warships originally ordered by Russia as French Prime Minister Manuel Valls began an Arab tour. Valls arrived in Cairo at the...
View ArticleFrance's Hollande moots cancellation of Mistral deal with Russia
PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday explicitly evoked the cancellation and reimbursement of a frozen contract to sell Mistral helicopter carriers to Russia two days before...
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