PARIS (Reuters) - Poland's foreign minister urged France on Tuesday to cancel a 1.2 billion euro (976.8 million pounds) contract to sell Mistral helicopter carriers to Russia, saying these would be used to threaten east European nations.
The United States and some European partners have been urging Paris to reconsider its supply of high-tech military hardware to Moscow following Russian action in Ukraine, including its annexation of the Crimean Peninsula in March. Asked if France should deliver the two vessels, Radoslaw Sikorski told Le Monde newspaper: "No, because Russian generals have already said what these ships will be used for: to threaten Russia's neighbours in the Black Sea and that means Europe's partners. I don't think France would want to be in the position of supplying efficient weapons to an aggressor."
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