France: Hollande cancels delivery of Russian Mistral ships

French President Francois Hollande explained that France will not deliver Mistral ships to Russia during a joint presser with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in Paris, Wednesday. Hollande commented that "the delivery of the Mistral isn't, in the context that we have the knowledge, possible", while Poroshenko thanked the President for his position on the manner. Ukrainian President Porochenko was with official visit in Paris on Wednesday to discuss with French President the current situation in Ukraine, among others the implementation of the Minsk agreements. In 2011 Russia ordered from France the construction of two helicopter carriers of the 'Mistral' class, costing €1.12 billion ($1.6 billion). The ships were meant to be delivered in 2014, but was delayed after the EU imposed sanctions against Russia.