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A history of the „Russian" pair of the Mistrals be- gan formally on 17th June 2011 when a contract between the DCNS shipbuilding corporation and the Russian OAO Rosoboroneksport company was concluded. From a very beginning a transaction has caused a numerous protests of the European Union and NATO partners which have escalated after an outbreak of the crisis in Ukraine – an annexation of Crimea resulted in putting an embargo on the Mistaral supply. The next months elapsed on developing an agreement which breaches a contract, as well as satisfies both parties. Finally, it was signed on 5th August. According to the available information it has in - cluded a refund of the advance payments made by the Russian Federation and costs borne in the country, with a total amount of 950 million EUR. Moreover, they planned to disassemble (to the end of September) devices manufac- tured by Russia – it is about communication and weapon systems. However, in the latter case Moscow gave its consent to re-export of the ships with the above mentioned elements to the following two countries: India and Egypt. Already then one talked that Paris has at its disposal potential customers who want to purchase not collected ships which included: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Canada and Singapore. Moreover, the Russians speculat - ed that they can go to Brazil, Malesia, India or Vietnam. Finally, their owner will become Cai- ro what will be the next success of DNCS on this market. The Egypt naval forces undergo a period of the intensive modernization now – it results from the contracts concluded the previous authorities of the United States (within a frame of a military assistance program there were ordered four missile crafts of the Ambassador III class which supply was withhold due to an embargo put by Egypt in connection with the effects of the Arab Spring), as well as with the Germans (four Type www.fragoutmag.com

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