Russia's defense minister says that along with France's offer to sell an advanced naval ship, Moscow is considering similar proposals from Spain and Netherlands. Anatoly Serdyukov was quoted by the Russian news agencies Interfax and RIA Novosti as saying Monday that Russia wants to buy one such ship and jointly build three others. Such an arms sale would be the biggest ever by a NATO country to Russia. Earlier this year, France said it agreed to sell Russia a single Mistral-class assault ship and was considering a request for three more vessels that may be built under license in Russian shipyards. Serdyukov's statement appeared to indicate that Moscow wants to make the best possible deal by sending a warning to Paris that it was also talking to other potential suppliers. 