MOSCOW - Russia's Defence Ministry said on Dec. 24 that France must fulfill a contract to deliver two Mistral helicopter carriers or return Moscow's money as uncertainty over the 1.2 billion euro deal still lingers.
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Reuters: Russia says France must fulfill Mistral contract or return money
The Mistral-class assault warship Sevastopol, the second of two mammoth Mistral helicopter carriers built for Russia, is docked on Nov. 26, 2014 in the western French port of Saint-Nazaire after being taken from its dry dock on Nov. 20.