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November 26th, 2014 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Russia has warned that it will file a lawsuit against France if Paris fails to deliver the first of two Mistral-class warships to Moscow under a 2011 deal.
Deputy Defense Minister Yury Borisov told the TASS news agency on Tuesday that if Paris fails to abide by its commitments, Russia will “go to court and impose fines.”
However, Borisov said in separate comments made on the same day to RIA Novosti that, “We’ll wait patiently… So far, we are not filing a claim anywhere.”
A statement by French President Francois Hollande’s office said earlier on Tuesday that the delivery of the first of two high-tech helicopter carriers to Russia has been delayed “until further notice” as a result of the situation in eastern Ukraine.
The statement said Hollande “considers that the current situation in eastern Ukraine still does not allow for the delivery of the first” warship.
Moscow had already warned France of “serious” consequences if it fails to deliver the first of two Mistral-class helicopter carriers by the end of November.
Based on the 2011 deal, worth 1.2 billion euros (USD 1.5 billion), the delivery of the first ship was originally scheduled in October or November 2014 and the second in 2015, according to the AFP. However, in September, Paris said it was postponing the decision on the delivery of the first ship until November.
France has come under pressure from the United States and NATO to cancel the contract with Russia.
The US and the EU have accused Russia of destabilizing Ukraine and have slapped a number of sanctions against Russian and pro-Russia figures. Moscow, however, rejects the accusation.
If France decides not to deliver the two vessels, it faces a penalty reaching USD 3 billion for the non-delivery.
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Source Article from http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/11/26/387559/russia-warns-france-over-warships/
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