France says Russia agrees to buy 2 French warships
A file picture taken on April 11, 2010 shows the French helicopter carrier "Mistral" at the harbour in the northern German city of Wilhelmshaven. Credit: Getty Images
PARIS (AP) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy says Russia has agreed to buy at least two French warships in a deal that has worried Russia’s neighbors.
Sarkozy’s office says in a statement that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev informed Sarkozy on Friday of Russian approval to buy two Mistral-class warships.
The Mistral, which could carry up to 16 helicopters and dozens of armored vehicles, would allow Russia to land hundreds of troops quickly on foreign soil.
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