France to broach Mistral deal with Putin this week - Hollande

Reuters

22 April 2015 at 9:56 am

French President Francois Hollande is seen during a meeting with the actors of social entrepreneurship as he visits the French clothing brand Wrung in L'Hay-Les-Roses, southern Paris, April 21, 2015. REUTERS/Miguel Medina/Pool

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande said on Wednesday he would broach all aspects of a frozen deal to sell Mistral helicopter carriers to Russia when he meets Vladimir Putin later this week but that a delivery was not possible in current conditions. Hollande was speaking after a Paris meeting with Ukraine leader Petro Poroshenko. Paris suspended the Mistral sale after Europe decided to impose sanctions against Russia over the conflict in neighbouring Ukraine. (Reporting By Brian Love; Editing by Leigh Thomas)