Rogozin officer reprimanded for saying the refusal of Russia from “Mistral” – RBC

helicopter “Sevastopol” (left) and “Vladivostok»

Photo: REUTERS 2015

During his statement that Russia has refused to purchase two Mistral-class helicopter carriers, and that Moscow will soon hold talks on compensation Bochkarev received a severe reprimand from the chairman of the military industrial complex and the Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, said the publication. Rogozin learned of his subordinate’s statement during his visit to the Baltic Shipyard in St. Petersburg. The reason was not only a reprimand public statements and factual errors, the newspaper said.

The reason for reprimand – that officially from the Russian ships did not refuse, and in Moscow, the French were not wanted. In addition, Rogozin resentment caused by the fact that the statement was made by a person who has never participated in the negotiations on the Mistral.

The negotiations on the helicopter with the participation of the secretary general for defense and national security of France Louis Gautier in the next few days planned, he told “Kommersant” a senior government source. In addition, according to the interlocutor of the newspaper, mister Bochkarev responsible for the college MIC technology to supply issues Airborne and ground forces never brought to the negotiating process.

In connection with the incident, Deputy Prime Minister instructed to develop Regulations for subordinates to communicate with the press. According to him, subject to Rogozin able to comment only with the personal permission of the chairman of the board.

That was the reaction of Rogozin’s statement on the situation with the “Mistral” which Bochkarev did yesterday in an interview with reporters at the conference “Information technologies in the service of the military-industrial complex “in Tatarstan. “The fact that Russia is their [" Mistral "] does not take the fact accomplished, and now only one discussion – about the amount of money that should be returned to Russia”, – he said. Bochkarev said that Russia will not try to copy the “Mistral” and build amphibious ships of another class. “We have planned such ships they have in the project, but we have built on another class, we have a different ideology landing. Objectives copy “Mistral” no “- he said. In addition, Bochkarev said that “today or tomorrow” to discuss the amount of compensation for helicopter in Moscow waiting for Secretary General for Defence and National Security French Louis Gauthier.

The contract for the construction and delivery of two Russian helicopter type ” Mistral “, worth about € 1,2 млрд was concluded in 2011. Under the contract, the ship “Vladivostok” should transfer Moscow in autumn 2014. However, in September 2014 in Paris froze terms of performance of the contract because of the situation in Ukraine.