Hollande: Will Decide on Mistral Deliveries in Coming Weeks

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France’s president Francois Hollande said late Monday he would make his decision regarding the controversial delivery of French-made Mistral warships to Russia in “coming weeks.”

Hollande, speaking at the annual dinner with the press covering the French presidency, said he would make his decision whether to press ahead with the delivery of the 1.2 billion-euro ($1.3 billion) ships or cancel it “shortly.”