He doesn't, because France is not delivering the Mistrals as part of the sanctions on Russia.

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/russia-to-order-french-m...

I didnt say they were. My argument is that the French enable the Russian war machine. Just because these things aren't being used in the current conflict doens't mean they won't be used on Russia's neighbors in the future.

Countries with militaries that enable each other have tight intel relationships. This French/Russia rivalry is non-existant.