PARIS—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, people familiar with the matter say.
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US President Barack Obama, President of the European Council Herman van Rompuy, France's President Francois Hollande, Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a working dinner at the G7 summit at the European Council headquarters on June 4, 2014 in Brussels.
