PARIS (Reuters) - France will wait until next month to decide whether to deliver the first of two Mistral helicopter carriers to Russia, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesday.
French President Francois Hollande had for months resisted pressure from Washington and other allies to scrap the 1.2 billion euro (930 million pounds) contract before choosing last month to push back the original end-October delivery date.
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