No decision on French carrier deal to Russia before Oct-source


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  • Friday, 09 May 2014

European Council's President Herman Van Rompuy addresses a news conference during an European Union (EU)-Africa summit in Brussels April 3, 2014. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

PARIS (Reuters) - France will not review its 1.2 billion-euro (980 million pounds) contract to sell helicopter carriers to Russia earlier than planned because of the Ukraine crisis, despite U.S. concerns, a French government source said on Thursday.

Paris has come under pressure from Washington and some European partners to reconsider its supply of high-tech military hardware to Moscow, and has responded by saying it will review the deal in October - but not before.

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