The Vladivostok warship, a Mistral class…The Vladivostok warship, a Mistral class LHD amphibious vessel ordered by Russia to the STX France shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, western France, leaves for her first trial on March 5, 2014. The Vladivostok warship is one of two navy ships ordered from France by the Russian army and it will take part in a sea trial. AFP PHOTO / FRANK PERRYFRANK PERRY/AFP/Getty Images France is coming under further pressure to cancel its contract with Russia for three Mistral war ships Germany on Monday cancelled a contract to supply Russia with a €120m combat simulation centre, amid an escalating row among European partners about arms sales to Moscow, including France’s €1.2bn warship contract. In Russia the decision by Germany to withdraw authorisation for the three-year contract is expected to accelerate moves to cut dependence on imported military technology, which have already been boosted by last week’s […]