ST. PETERSBURG, October 10. /TASS/. France will take a decision on the delivery of two Mistral-class helicopter carriers to Russia depending on the peace process in Ukraine, French Ambassador to Russia Jean-Maurice Ripert said on Friday.

“We will make the decision depending on peace restoration in Ukraine and the compliance with the Minsk protocol,” Ripert told reporters in St. Petersburg.

The statement echoes the announcement of French President Francois Hollande in early September that Paris will decide on the delivery in late October based on the situation in eastern Ukraine.

“The President of the Republic clearly outlined the position of France. Amid the current crisis in Ukraine, there are not enough signs of reconciliation to make the delivery of Mistrals possible,” the ambassador said. “The contract has not been suspended or canceled, the delivery has been just postponed,” the diplomat stressed.

France will decide on the delivery as soon as the sides reach “an effective ceasefire with an effective border control between Russia and Ukraine, and conditions arise for launching a political process to define the future of Ukraine’s constitution that would guarantee the rights of the country’s south-east,” he said.