Russia finally refused “Mistral” – RBC

helicopter type “Mistral»

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In the negotiations ordered by the French helicopter type “Mistral” refers only to the amount of compensation, the supply of the ships themselves are not talking. This was told by the deputy chairman of the board of the Military-Industrial Commission Oleg Bochkarev.

«The fact that their Russian [" Mistral "] does not take the fact accomplished, and now only one debate – the amount of money that should be returned to the Russian Federation “, – 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 “, – said Bochkarev.

The deal on” Mistral “has stalled because of the situation in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed by Western countries against Russia. The sanctions relate only to newly signed contracts, formally they were not supposed to have an impact on the deal on “Mistral”. However, the French side has suspended the transfer of ships of Russia.

Under the contract, the French shipbuilders need for Russia to build two helicopter of this type – “Vladivostok” and “Sevastopol”. The agreement was concluded on 17 June 2011. The first helicopter, “Vladivostok”, were transferred to the Russian side in the autumn of 2014. In September 2014 Paris froze terms of performance of the contract because of the situation in Ukraine.

However, France came the Russian sailors, who during the sea trials were to master the craft. After the failure of the French ships pass the Russian team left the country. Moscow has repeatedly pointed to the illegality of the delay execution of the contract and demanded that the French helicopter to deliver or return the money.

9 May 2015 Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said that the ships for the Navy of Russia is completely Russified and adapted to the standards Navy, “ranging from tablets and finishing power, they are made by the technical requirements of the Russian Navy.” According to him, France can not legally sell built for Russian helicopter without the permission of Moscow. This proposal for the sale of ships of other countries or flooding, sounded in the French press, Rogozin described as attempts to “their [French] military blackmail politicians.”

«Everything will be fine, do not worry & lt; … & gt; We keep on controlling everything, “- Rogozin said at the time.

A few days after that press secretary of the president of Russia Dmitry Peskov, he said that the Kremlin does not believe the situation with the supply of the French helicopter carriers” Mistral “problem. He explained that Russia will arrange any solution to the problem – or delivery of goods or repayment.