France charged Thursday President Biden
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Donald Trump Former Senator Heller to run for governor of Nevada Night Defense and Homeland Security – Milley becomes a lightning rod Joint Chief President Milley becomes a lightning rod on the right MORE “used to do so” after removing a $ 40 billion underwater defense agreement the European nation had signed with Australia, according to Reuters.
“This brutal, unilateral and unpredictable decision reminds me a lot of what Mr. Trump was doing,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told franceinfo radio, according to the cabling service. “I’m angry and bitter. This is not done between allies.”
The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom on Wednesday established a new trilateral security partnership in the Indo-Pacific. The three planned to launch an 18-month review to explore how Australia could better acquire nuclear-powered submarines.
In the process, however, France fell behind.
France had been working on the submarines since 2016, when Australia selected Naval Group, a French shipbuilder, to build $ 40 billion worth of submarines to replace the two-year-old ones, Reuters reported. Even Australia confirmed the deal with France just two weeks ago.
“It’s a stab in the back,” Le Drian said of the new deal, according to the newspaper. “We have created a relationship of trust with Australia and that trust has been broken.”
While Trump i French President Emmanuel Macron
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On Wednesday, Biden described France as a “key partner in the Indo-Pacific.”
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in a statement that the country hoped to continue working “closely and positively” with France, adding that “France is a key friend and partner of Australia and the Indo-Pacific.” .