France to pay Russia $1 billion for 14 Soyuz carrier rockets | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “France has put aside some $1 billion to buy 14 Soyuz carrier rockets from Russia, French satellite launch firm Arianespace CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall said Tuesday. ‘We have ordered 14 Soyuzes from the […]