Politics
French Fume at U.S. for Cutting Them Out of Submarine Deal
- Foreign minister says ‘brutal’ U.S. move reminds him of Trump
- Australia is ditching French submarine contract for U.S., U.K.
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France’s top diplomat unleashed a stream of invective against President Joe Biden after the U.S. and the U.K. announced a new security alliance for the Pacific region that will cost the French defense industry some A$90 billion ($65.7 billion).
Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told France Info Thursday that he felt “stabbed in the back” over the “unacceptable” deal that will hurt French business and shuts the French military out of a key initiative in Western efforts to build a bulwark against China.