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Hollande offers conditions for warship delivery to Russia

2014-09-04 15 Dailymotion

French President Francois Hollande sits down with Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko at the NATO summit in Wales after he moved to suspend delivery of a warship built for Russia amid the ongoing battle for control for Ukraine's east.<br/> <br />France has come under pressure from the US and European partners to scrap the deal, signed by his predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy.<br/> <br />Hollande denies that this pressure had forced his hand and later explains to reporters what it will take to resume delivery.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (French) FRENCH PRESIDENT FRANCOIS HOLLANDE SAYING:<br/> <br />"Some conditions have to be met for the warship to be delivered. What are the conditions? A ceasefire and a political settlement. Today, those conditions are not met. How could I authorize the delivery of a ship which could tomorrow be used as a ship of war when there is the crisis in Ukraine? But as soon as -- and it could happen in October or November -- as soon as the conditions are met, the ships can be delivered."

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