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Sarkozy stuck in Putin's honey-pot

Once trumpeted as a done deal, the sale of French Mistral -class BPC to Moscow still hangs in the balance, due to Russian demands. Even though Major-General Nikolai Makarov will be leading the Russian delegation to the Euronaval trade show [...] (533 words)

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