MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the source, all expenses were covered in France’s compensation, including travel and personnel training.
"The money is already in Russia. In the end the sum is more than a billion euro. Overall during this time we have spent 893 million euro, for the first ship and a part of the second ship. We stopped paying after this sum," the source told the press.
Moscow and Paris signed a 1.2-billion-euro agreement for the purchase of two French Mistral-class helicopter carriers in 2011.
Paris suspended the delivery of the first ship last November, citing Moscow's alleged participation in the Ukrainian conflict. Russia has repeatedly denied the allegations.
The sides officially terminated the contract earlier this month. France promised to reimburse Russia the entire sum it had paid for the ships.
