French-Built Mistral Ships For Russia Could End Up In Canadian Hands

French-Built Mistral Ships For Russia Could End Up In Canadian Hands (1)

Eestlased Ukrainas | 06 Nov 2014 | EWR OnlineEWR

The Mistral-class helicopter carrier Vladivostok is seen at the STX Les Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard site in Saint-Nazaire, France, Sept. 4, 2014. Reuters/Stephane Mahe

The Canadian military has emerged as a potential destination for the controversial French-built Mistral helicopter carrier ships, built for Russia and now at the center of an international row after France indicated it would not hand them over, in response to international indignation over Russian actions in Ukraine.

The possibility of a Canadian solution appeared in French media after French President François Hollande began a state visit to Canada this week. While Hollande has yet to make a decision on whether Russia has met the criteria to receive the ships, the presence in the French delegation to Canada of the diplomatic advisor to the chairman of DCNS, the company that manufactures the ships, offers the first indication that France could actively be seeking an alternative buyer.

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.06 Nov 2014 15:53

We know what the Russians would like to do with these ships, but; what would the Canadians do with them?

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