Russia gave up on getting Mistral-class ships, will seek compensation

Russia has decided to seek compensation from France after giving up hope of having two Mistral-class helicopter carriers delivered.

By Ludovic Péron (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Oleg Bochkaryov, a deputy chairman of the Russian Military Industrial Complex said Russia will now seek to build its own helicopter carriers instead.

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