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most important part of the deal. These ships exert economic pressure on the administration of President Nicolas Sarkozy. If the deal goes through, it will provide jobs for thousands of workers in the shipyards at Saint-Nazaire, France. Without it, there will be no jobs. This factor cannot be overlooked during economic recession.Spain and The Netherlands are closely following the deal. They have similar amphibious assault ships, though a bit smaller in size, which they can willingly offer to Russia instead of the French ones.
Any Russian-organized amphibious landing involving Mistral-class ships in the Baltic or the Black Sea is far-fetched, to say the least. It is Moscow that should maintain a permanent military readiness, now that NATO moved much closer to the western Russian border.
The United States, Japan and China would be worried if the Mistral deal really had any serious military implications. But Washington, Tokyo and Beijing remain unconcerned.
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