MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's industry minister said on Thursday Moscow still expected France to provide it with two warships, despite a decision by Paris to hold off on delivery for now because of the Ukraine crisis.
Russian officials accused France of bowing to U.S. pressure by suspending delivery of the first of two Mistral helicopter carriers on Wednesday and questioned its reliability as a trade partner.
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