(Europa) Die russische Marine

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Frankreich, aber auch Spanien könnten in Zukunft Kriegsschiffe an Russland verkaufen:
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France likely to sell warship to Moscow

Deal raises concerns in NATO pact

By Nicholas Kralev

France is soon expected to become the first Western European NATO member to sell advanced military equipment to Russia, amid an aggressive search by Moscow for Western arms suppliers that has divided the country's elite, diplomats and defense analysts say.

The likely deal for at least one Mistral-class amphibious ship for the Russian navy is being watched closely in Washington — not only because of European willingness to arm NATO's former archenemy, but also because of Moscow's tacit acknowledgment of the poor state of its own military industry.