Russia Expects Mistral Warships to Be Delivered on Schedule: Diplomat

MOSCOW, September 30 (RIA Novosti) – Russia expects France to deliver Mistral-class amphibious assault ships on schedule, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexei Meshkov said in an interview with RIA Novosti on Wednesday.

“Everything goes according to schedule,” the Russian diplomat said.

French officials have been threatening to revise the 1.2-billion-euro ($1.7 billion at the current exchange rate) contract for two warships over Russia’s alleged involvement in the civil crisis in Ukraine.