Russian Media: French shipyard STX received an order from the US as compensation for the "Mistral" cancellation.

Russian Media: French shipyard STX received an order from the US as compensation for the "Mistral" cancellation.(FLOT)[GoogleTranslate].

The American company Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd has ordered the shipyard STX France two cruise vessels with a total cost of 1.2 billion euros. 

The first vessel to be delivered to the customer in 2018, the second - in 2020.

The Russian media have already called this order "compensation" for the refusal to supply France "Mistral" Russian Navy.

According to Reuters Information on the conclusion of the contract with the shipbuilding facilities located in Saint-Nazaire, appeared on the background of the statements of the French leadership on the possible failure of the supply Russian helicopter type "Mistral", also built at this shipyard. "Currently, we do not do steps to supply" Mistral ". It is quite possible that, if the necessary conditions do not work out, we do not put these Russian ships" -results words of French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian Tass news agency.

Russian media have already called the order Royal Caribean two ships "compensation" for refusing to supply Russian "Mistral". "Obviously, the financial loss in case of non-delivery of helicopter in Russia would have been huge. By offering enterprise contract for the construction of cruise ships, Americans thus" compensate "the French gap arrangements" Mistral "-writes Moskovsky Komsomolets.

The contract for the supply of two helicopter was signed in 2011. Its cost was 1.2 billion euros. In case of failure of delivery "Rosoboronexport" is preparing to collect the money, as well as a large penalty.

In July 2014 a representative of the union CFDT Natalie Durand-Prenborn said that the company has experienced partial unemployment in 2009-2011, out of which came thanks to Russia's request.

"If not for these helicopter four years ago, it is unknown there would still STX France", -commented French activist edition of Liberation.

Recall that the Russian sailors, located in Saint-Nazaire, will wait for the decision to transfer the helicopter landing ship dock "Vladivostok" until February 2015. Own source of Central Navy Portal noted that many soldiers at this time expires French visas and they will be forced to renew them.

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