Mistral: A Deal Gone Wrong?

The Mistral-class helicopter carrier Sevastopol is seen at the STX Les Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard site in Saint-Nazaire, western France, Nov. 25, 2014.?
France suspended indefinitely on Tuesday delivery of the first of two Mistral helicopter carrier warships to Russia, citing conflict in eastern Ukraine where the West accuses Moscow of fomenting separatism.
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France Indefinitely Suspends Delivery of Mistral Warship to Russia
France suspended indefinitely on Tuesday delivery of the first of two Mistral helicopter carrier warships to Russia, citing conflict in eastern Ukraine where the West accuses Moscow of fomenting separatism.
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France Indefinitely Suspends Delivery of Mistral Warship to Russia
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The Mistral-class helicopter carrier Sevastopol is seen at the STX Les Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard site in Saint-Nazaire, western France.
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The Mistral-class helicopter carrier Vladivostok is seen at the STX Les Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard site in Saint-Nazaire, western France.
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The Russian navy frigate Smolny is seen at the STX Les Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard site in Saint-Nazaire, western France.
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The Mistral-class helicopter carrier Sevastopol is seen at the STX Les Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard site in Saint-Nazaire, western France.
Stephane Mahe / Reuters

Russian sailors stand in formation in front of the Mistral-class helicopter carrier Vladivostok at the STX Les Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard site in Saint-Nazaire, western France.
Stephane Mahe / Reuters