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Defense Ministry, Shipbuilders Fail to Agree Borey Sub Price

19:06 25/05/2012 MOSCOW, May 25 (RIA Novosti)

Russia’s Defense Ministry and the United Shipbuilding Corporation failed again to agree final contract terms for delivery of the new Borey class (Project 955) strategic nuclear submarine on Friday, despite the intervention of President Vladimir Putin.

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