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French Defense Minister Says Russia May Never Receive Ships

Postby Paphitis » Sun Dec 07, 2014 1:18 am

ARIS — Two warships that France agreed to sell to Russia might never be delivered, the French defense minister said on Friday, drawing an angry response from Moscow, which said Paris must honor its contract in full.

The remarks by Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian came a week after President François Hollande said France would postpone the handover of the first of the ships to the Russian Navy “until further notice.”

“It is possible that we never deliver them,” Mr. Le Drian said in an interview on the news channel BFM TV. “The Russians must realize this situation.”

The Mistral-class ships are designed to transport several hundred troops to a battlefield by sea, along with the equipment and support they would need, including tanks and helicopters.

In 2011, France signed a deal worth 1.2 billion euros, or $1.5 billion at the current exchange rate, to build and sell two of the ships to Russia and to train Russian sailors to operate them.

But the deal was strongly criticized this year, especially by Germany and the United States, after Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula in March and supported the pro-Russian separatist insurgency in eastern Ukraine. Western nations responded by imposing sanctions on Russia, including bans on new arms deals.

The first of the two ships was initially scheduled to be handed over to Russia in October. But Mr. Hollande announced in September that the conditions for delivering it had not been met.

“I’m a bit tired of this topic,” the Russian foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, said at a news conference in Basel, Switzerland, when asked about the warships. He was attending a meeting held by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

“This is not our problem; it’s a problem for France’s reputation,” Mr. Lavrov said. “The contract should be fulfilled strictly.”

During a meeting with Mr. Lavrov on Thursday, Secretary of State John Kerry accused Russia of sending “hundreds of Russian soldiers” to eastern Ukraine “who fight and die in a country where they had and have no right to be.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/06/world ... .html?_r=0


I love how Lavrov said it was not Russia's problem! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Methinks it is Mr. Lavrov!

Meanwhile, 2 French Ships going cheap. Maybe Greece should put an offer in! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby Robin Hood » Sun Dec 07, 2014 7:54 am

I love how Lavrov said it was not Russia's problem! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Methinks it is Mr. Lavrov!
Meanwhile, 2 French Ships going cheap. Maybe Greece should put an offer in! :lol: :lol: :lol:


They will either build their own or get them from somewhere else ..... like China. :roll: Then the French will have to pay heavy compensation ...... and if they refuse Russia can turn off the gas until they pay up. Have you noted how the Russians never make threats about what they are going to do ............ they just do it!

I am sure the Israelies will buy then off the French (with US taxpayers money) as they would be ideal for defending themselves against aggression from the heavily armed terrorists in Gaza. :wink:
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Postby Paphitis » Sun Dec 07, 2014 8:03 am

Robin Hood wrote:
I love how Lavrov said it was not Russia's problem! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Methinks it is Mr. Lavrov!
Meanwhile, 2 French Ships going cheap. Maybe Greece should put an offer in! :lol:


They will either build their own or get them from somewhere else ..... like China. :roll: Then the French will have to pay heavy compensation ...... and if they refuse Russia can turn off the gas until they pay up. Have you noted how the Russians never make threats about what they are going to do ............ they just do it!

I am sure the Israelies will buy then off the French (with US taxpayers money) as they would be ideal for defending themselves against aggression from the heavily armed terrorists in Gaza. :wink:


The Israelis are only interested in Littoral Naval assets for the Defence of Israel. They don't need Landing Helicopter Docks or Aircraft Carriers. :wink:

The French are merely abiding by the EU/US Sanctions against Russia. There are no grounds for Compensation, not even in the ICJ as these sanctions have been approved by the UN General Assembly.

Australia could have bought them and saved a few Billion but alas they jumped the gun and built their own (better than the Chinese and Russian rubbish): :(

Oh it appears that the sanctions are now biting pretty hard. it serves them right for invading Ukraine! Did you hear putin's little whinge speech about the West? :wink:

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Postby Get Real! » Sun Dec 07, 2014 10:35 am

Paphitis wrote:...it serves them right for invading Ukraine!

You fucked up yet again but we're used to that aren't we... :)

Why the Ukraine Crisis Is the West’s Fault
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/ ... ests-fault

US lies and hypocrisy on Gaza and Ukraine
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/07 ... s-j23.html

Council on Foreign Relations: West is responsible for Ukraine crisis
http://www.occasionalplanet.org/2014/09 ... ne-crisis/

West responsible for Ukraine crisis
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opi ... 781361.ece

International experts on Western responsibility in Ukraine's crisis
http://ukrainianweek.com/Politics/98947

THE WEST IS RESPONSIBLE FOR UNRAVELING UKRAINE
http://www.beaconmedia.us/?p=3379

Analyst: West 80 Percent Responsible for Ukraine Сrisis
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/09/04/A ... ine_risis/

Churkin: US behind Ukraine crisis after investing $5bn in 'regime change'
http://rt.com/news/154112-churkin-ukraine-eu-us/
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Postby Paphitis » Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:05 am

Get Real! wrote:
Paphitis wrote:...it serves them right for invading Ukraine!

You fucked up yet again but we're used to that aren't we... :)

Why the Ukraine Crisis Is the West’s Fault
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/ ... ests-fault

US lies and hypocrisy on Gaza and Ukraine
http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/07 ... s-j23.html

Council on Foreign Relations: West is responsible for Ukraine crisis
http://www.occasionalplanet.org/2014/09 ... ne-crisis/

West responsible for Ukraine crisis
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opi ... 781361.ece

International experts on Western responsibility in Ukraine's crisis
http://ukrainianweek.com/Politics/98947

THE WEST IS RESPONSIBLE FOR UNRAVELING UKRAINE
http://www.beaconmedia.us/?p=3379

Analyst: West 80 Percent Responsible for Ukraine Сrisis
http://article.wn.com/view/2014/09/04/A ... ine_risis/

Churkin: US behind Ukraine crisis after investing $5bn in 'regime change'
http://rt.com/news/154112-churkin-ukraine-eu-us/


Who gives a shit! :mrgreen:

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Postby Get Real! » Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:10 am

Paphitis wrote:Who gives a shit! :mrgreen:

Well of course you don’t… you were born a two-faced piece of worthless shit anyway! :lol:

Tell me something I don’t already know… :roll:
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Postby Paphitis » Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:12 am

Get Real! wrote:
Paphitis wrote:Who gives a shit! :mrgreen:

Well of course you don’t… you were born a two-faced piece of worthless shit anyway! :lol:

Tell me something I don’t already know… :roll:


Sorry, but all your sources are biased and unreliable - one is Russia Today of all sources! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Postby Get Real! » Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:22 am

Hollande, made a unscheduled visit to personally deliver a refund cheque and an apology! :lol:

http://www.euronews.com/2014/12/06/fran ... w-airport/
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Postby Paphitis » Sun Dec 07, 2014 11:30 am

Get Real! wrote:Hollande, made a unscheduled visit to personally deliver a refund cheque and an apology! :lol:

http://www.euronews.com/2014/12/06/fran ... w-airport/


And that my friend is like a BIG FUCK YOU to Putana - it's basically saying, "have your money back because you're not getting the ships!" :lol: :lol: :lol:

There was no apology at all, and no refund either.

vive la France!
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