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The breach of the Franco-Australian contract at 56 billion euros is straining the link between Paris and Washington. France accuses the United States of torpedoing its contract of the century and compares Joe Biden to Donald Trump.
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Direction Paris for the French ambassador to Australia, a very serious manifestation of discontent. France is also recalling its ambassador to the United States for consultations. An unprecedented decision between allies. The Élysée cannot digest the abandonment of the contract to order 12 submarines by Australia. Contract lost in favor of a new alliance between Washington, Canberra and London. Before joining Paris, the ambassadors do not hide their bitterness. “We were very deeply upset”, confided Philippe Étienne, Ambassador of France to the United States.
This diplomatic crisis is a serious setback for the French defense model and it also highlights Europe’s military shortcomings. “Historically, the United States has believed that Europeans are dependent on them, and when you depend on someone, you have to accept all of their conditions. It is indeed the stake of European strategic autonomy which is posed in this affair “, explains Pascal Boniface, director of Iris. A defense summit is on the agenda of the French presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2022.
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