NANTES, France, Dhu-AlQa'dah 14, 1435, September 09, 2014, SPA -- A forthcoming sea trial of a French-built Mistral helicopter carrier due to be delivered to Russia has been suspended for technical reasons, a source close to the matter said on Tuesday, according to Reuters. Under pressure from allies, France said last week that it wanted to see whether a ceasefire between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces held before deciding whether it could deliver the ship as planned on Nov. 1. A nine-day sea trial with Russian sailors on board was due to start on Wednesday. "It has been suspended for several days," the source said. "It's no doubt a technical reason - it has nothing to do with the current situation in Ukraine." Four hundred Russian sailors have been based in the Atlantic port of Saint-Nazaire since June to receive training on the warship, the first of two that France agreed in 2011 to deliver as part of a 1.2 billion euro ($1.55 billion) contract with Moscow. --SPA 13:45 LOCAL TIME 10:45 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w