Paris has not confirmed decision to hand over “Mistral”
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BBC Russian
While Moscow claims that France is set to hand over the warship "Mistral" to Russia on November 15,Paris is saying that it has not yet made a final decision on the matter. Earlier in the year, Russia purchased several warships from France but France chose to delay the delivery due to Russian interference in eastern Ukraine. France's defense minister has stated that a decision on the warship will not be made until November.