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For example, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates recently visited France and held discussions with his French counterpart Herve Morin and President Nicolas Sarkozy. After discussing the Mistral contract, Gates said "the issue is a message issue more than a military issue."The French have always loved all things Russian - from ballet to pirogi (pies) and soldiers. The Napoleonic Wars are about the only exception. On the other hand, and for obvious reasons, the Kremlin has never been loved by Paris. Paraphrasing Vladimir Putin who said: "Let"s have flies and cutlets separately," France has always treated Russians and the Kremlin separately. Prior to the visit, Paris-based newspapers discussed the role of individuals in the history of Russian-French relations.
These days, French newspapers want to find out whether it is possible to maintain friendly relations with Russia by selling Mistral-class ships to it, and who of the Russian leaders should France make friends
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