"The Mistral talks will definitely continue. No specific date has been set for the next meeting since last round of talks yielded no results. Both sides have to get ready for the talks," a source said, adding that the negotiations would take place in June.
Russia and France signed a $1.3 billion deal for the delivery of two Mistral-class ships in 2011.
The deliveries were put on hold in late 2014 over Moscow's alleged involvement in the Ukrainian civil war. The Kremlin has repeatedly denied these groundless claims and pushed for peace in the war-torn nation.
Russia wants $890 million already transferred to France back, as well as a compensation for the purchase of the equipment and crew training. France is reportedly willing to pay some $870 million, a sum Moscow deems unacceptable.
