France’s consent to terminate the contract for the supply of two helicopter type “Mistral” was made under pressure from Washington, said the first deputy chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security Yevgeny Serebrennikov, reports RIA “Novosti» .
«Obviously, for Paris is a very difficult decision, France had hoped until recently that it will be possible to beat, but the decision-making center is located in Washington, DC, and Paris failed to persuade the United States to find another compromise”, – he said.
The deputy chairman of the defense committee confirmed that the Russian Navy did not feel a strong need for this type of helicopter and the termination of the contract will not affect the country’s defense.
Previous in the Kremlin stated that the parties failed to reach a mutually acceptable agreement on compensation to the Russian side the funds paid under the contract with France on “Mistral».
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