Some 400 Russian sailors have arrived at the western French port of Saint Nazaire for the start of a training mission to learn how to handle the Mistral-class French-made warship. Paris has sold two of the massive helicopter carriers to Moscow despite clamour from some of its NATO allies that the deal breaks sanctions recently imposed over the Ukraine crisis. But France has made clear that the 1.2 billion euro agreement to furnish Russia with four warships in total predates the eruption of t... READ MORE : What is in the news today? Click to watch: euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! euronews is available in 14 languages: In English: Website: Facebook: Twitter: Google : euronews VKontakte:
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