The West Frowns on Discussion of French Ship Sale to Russia

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French arms sales to Russia | The cruel sea; NATO allies worry about France's
decision to sell big warships to Russia. Economist, Feb. 11, 2010.
http://www.economist.com/world/europe/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15514914


my comment:
(1) Mistral class amphibious assault ship
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistral_class_amphibious_assault_ship#History
(also known as a helicopter carrier; Two ships of the class are in service
in the French Navy: Mistral and Tonnerre)

(2) The English noun "mistral" comes from French of the same spelling and
meaning.

mistral (n): "a strong cold dry northerly wind of southern France" where the
adjective or adverb "northernly" means "coming from the north."
Both English definitions are from www.m-w.com.

(3) Tallinn and Tbilisi are, respectively, the capital and largest city of
Estonia and Georgia.


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