the Mistral purchase is merely Moscow's latest attempt to regain its status as a superpower and reassert control over its former Soviet satellites.
Why is the purchase of one ship important? In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.
Doesn't matter that Putin mostly discussed support of French carmaker Renault to embattled and heavily indebted Russian carmaker AvtoVAZ.
I meam, come on, who cares about French cars or even Russian cars? Not enough rissrack.
Super-duper high-tech warships that can single handedly restore superpower status to the Russkies with a nefarious plot from the cheese eating surrender monkeys; now, we have liftoff...
Russia, Renault Seal Deal on AvtoVAZ Cash, Technology (Update2) - Bloomberg.com
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Russia pledged to inject 50 billion rubles ($1.7 billion) into OAO AvtoVAZ in return for technology from 25 percent shareholder Renault SA. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised the cash during a visit to Paris and Renault agreed to contribute engineering know-how worth at least 240 million euros ($358 million). "Renault remains our strategic partner," Putin said after the accord was signed outside Paris.
Nov. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Russia pledged to inject 50 billion rubles ($1.7 billion) into OAO AvtoVAZ in return for technology from 25 percent shareholder Renault SA.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised the cash during a visit to Paris and Renault agreed to contribute engineering know-how worth at least 240 million euros ($358 million).
"Renault remains our strategic partner," Putin said after the accord was signed outside Paris.
