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. More than 400 Russian sailors are scheduled to arrive on June 22 in the French Atlantic port of Saint-Nazaire to undergo months of instruction before some of them pilot the first of two Mistral-class carriers back to Russia in the fall.
“The contract is being fulfilled to the letter, without any delays in payments or work,” said Vyacheslav Davydenko, spokesman for Rosoboronexport, the Russian state-arms company that is buying the ships. Kloicka på bilden så förstoras den.
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