Australia dismisses France's accusations, says concerns over submarine deal 'raised some months ago'
3 years, 3 months ago

Australia dismisses France's accusations, says concerns over submarine deal 'raised some months ago'

Firstpost  

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the capability being delivered by France’s Attack Class submarine was not going to meet their strategic interests Sydney : Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday rejected France’s accusations that Canberra lied about plans to cancel a contract to buy French submarines, saying he had raised concerns over the deal “some months ago”. Morrison’s comments came after French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian used distinctly undiplomatic language towards Australia, the United States and Britain, which is also part of a new three-way security pact announced Wednesday that led to the rupture. Never will.” As Australia went on the offensive over the decision Sunday, Defence Minister Peter Dutton insisted Canberra had been “upfront, open and honest” with Paris about its concerns over the deal. Beijing described the new alliance as an “extremely irresponsible” threat to regional stability, questioning Australia’s commitment to nuclear non-proliferation and warning the Western allies that they risked “shooting themselves in the foot”.

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US national security adviser backs AUKUS deal, calls it ‘burden sharing’ for US and Australia
1 week, 1 day ago

US national security adviser backs AUKUS deal, calls it ‘burden sharing’ for US and Australia

Firstpost  

The trilateral AUKUS deal struck in 2021 is Australia’s biggest defence project, with a cost of A$368 billion by 2055, as Australia buys several Virginia-class submarines from the United States while also building a new class of nuclear-powered submarine in Britain and Australia The AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine partnership with Australia will benefit the United States and is the kind of …

$3 billion deal with the UK gets Australia closer to having a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines
9 months ago

$3 billion deal with the UK gets Australia closer to having a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines

Associated Press  

SYDNEY — Australia is set to provide 4.6 billion Australian dollars to British industry to support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines and ensure its new fleet arrives on time, the two countries said Friday. Australia Defense Minister Richard Marles said the agreement showed that the nuclear submarines program would be fulfilled and would create new production capability for the AUKUS …

$3 billion deal with UK gets Australia closer to having a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines
9 months ago

$3 billion deal with UK gets Australia closer to having a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines

The Independent  

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$3 Billion Deal With UK Advances Australia’s Quest for Nuclear-powered Submarines
9 months, 3 weeks ago

$3 Billion Deal With UK Advances Australia’s Quest for Nuclear-powered Submarines

The Diplomat  

The announcement came a day after the two countries signed a defense and security pact. Australia is set to provide 4.6 billion Australian dollars to British industry to support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines and ensure its new fleet arrives on time, the two countries said Friday. Australia Defense Minister Richard Marles said the agreement showed that the nuclear submarines …

$3 Billion Deal With UK Advances Australia’s Quest for Nuclear-powered Submarines
9 months, 3 weeks ago

$3 Billion Deal With UK Advances Australia’s Quest for Nuclear-powered Submarines

The Diplomat  

The announcement came a day after the two countries signed a defense and security pact. Australia is set to provide 4.6 billion Australian dollars to British industry to support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines and ensure its new fleet arrives on time, the two countries said Friday. Australia Defense Minister Richard Marles said the agreement showed that the nuclear submarines …

Australia: Thousands protest against proposed submarine base
1 year, 7 months ago

Australia: Thousands protest against proposed submarine base

Firstpost  

Thousands of protesters demonstrated on Saturday against the construction of a nuclear-powered submarine station at Port Kembla in eastern Australia as part of the AUKUS defence agreement with the US, UK, and Australia, which is worth A$368 billion. According to public broadcaster ABC, the Defence Department prefers to build a new east-coast submarine facility near New South Wales’ second-largest coal …

AUKUS Details, Coming Soon
1 year, 9 months ago

AUKUS Details, Coming Soon

The Diplomat  

Plans for Australia’s new fleet of submarines are expected to be announced in March. So far all that is currently known about the AUKUS agreement, announced in September 2021 between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, is that Australia will replace its current fleet of Collins-class diesel-electric submarines with eight new nuclear-powered submarines. He highlighted that Australia’s partnerships …

Eyeing China, Biden and allies unveil nuclear-powered submarine plan for Australia
1 year, 9 months ago

Eyeing China, Biden and allies unveil nuclear-powered submarine plan for Australia

Live Mint  

The United States, Australia and Britain on Monday unveiled details of a plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines from the early 2030s to counter China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific. Addressing a ceremony at the U.S. naval base in San Diego, accompanied by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, U.S. President Joe Biden called …

To counter China, US and allies unveil nuke-powered submarine plan for Australia
1 year, 9 months ago

To counter China, US and allies unveil nuke-powered submarine plan for Australia

Hindustan Times  

The leaders of the United States, Australia and Britain on Monday unveiled details of a plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines, a major step involving investment of hundreds of billions of dollars aimed at countering China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific. Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Addressing a ceremony …

Eyeing China, Biden and allies unveil nuclear-powered submarine plan for Australia
1 year, 9 months ago

Eyeing China, Biden and allies unveil nuclear-powered submarine plan for Australia

India Today  

The United States, Australia and Britain on Monday unveiled details of a plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines from the early 2030s to counter China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific. Addressing a ceremony at the US naval base in San Diego, accompanied by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, US President Joe Biden called …

Nuclear submarine deal will deeply impact the Australian Defence Force. Has the government got it right?
1 year, 9 months ago

Nuclear submarine deal will deeply impact the Australian Defence Force. Has the government got it right?

ABC  

Today, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was part of one of the most momentous announcements about the national security of Australia in the history of our nation. Australia will home base, then procure, up to five American Virginia Class nuclear-powered attack submarines over the next decade. Australia will homebase, then procure, up to five American Virginia Class nuclear-powered attack submarines over …

Australia to buy nuclear-powered submarines made in the US
1 year, 9 months ago

Australia to buy nuclear-powered submarines made in the US

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Australia will purchase U.S.-manufactured, nuclear-powered attack submarines to modernize its fleet, a European official and two people familiar with the matter said Thursday, amid growing concerns about China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region. The purchase agreement for up to five Virginia-class submarines will be announced Monday when President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and U.K. Prime …

Australian, French ministers to meet to mend fences over submarines row in Paris
1 year, 10 months ago

Australian, French ministers to meet to mend fences over submarines row in Paris

Firstpost  

A bitter row erupted in September 2021 when Australia’s previous prime minister Scott Morrison abruptly tore up a contract for France to build a dozen diesel-powered submarines and announced a deal to buy US or British nuclear-powered subs Paris: Australian and French ministers are to meet Monday in a fresh drive to mend fences 16 months after Canberra pulled the …

Trouble for AUKUS Alliance as Biden Urged to Rethink Sale of Nuclear Submarines to Australia
1 year, 11 months ago

Trouble for AUKUS Alliance as Biden Urged to Rethink Sale of Nuclear Submarines to Australia

News 18  

A Republican and a Democrat senator have urged US President Joe Biden to not sell nuclear-powered submarines to Australia because it would negatively impact America’s national security and also because vessels are ‘scarce.’ The leak was reported by Breaking Defence and the Guardian. “We are concerned that what was initially touted as a ‘do no harm’ opportunity to support Australia …

Australia sticks to US nuclear subs despite French criticism
2 years, 1 month ago

Australia sticks to US nuclear subs despite French criticism

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s prime minister said Friday he remained committed to building a fleet of submarines powered by U.S. nuclear technology despite the French president describing the plan as a “confrontation with China.” The previous Australian government infuriated President Emmanuel Macron last year by canceling a contract for a French-built fleet of conventionally-powered submarines worth 90 billion Australian dollars …

Australia and France make ‘new start’ after submarine row
2 years, 5 months ago

Australia and France make ‘new start’ after submarine row

Associated Press  

PARIS — Australia and France opened a “new chapter” in their relations Friday as the new Australian prime minister seeks to heal wounds from a secret submarine contract that infuriated France. President Emmanuel Macron warmly shook hands with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese outside the French presidential palace, showing a thumbs-up before putting his arm around the Australian leader’s back …

French, Australian leaders meet in effort to rebuild ties
2 years, 5 months ago

French, Australian leaders meet in effort to rebuild ties

Al Jazeera  

Macron hosts Australia’s Albanese as the two try to rebuild ties badly strained by a ditching of a submarine contract. French President Emmanuel Macron has told new Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese he wanted to focus on the future as they try to rebuild relations badly strained by his predecessor’s decision to ditch a submarine contract with Paris. Macron reacted …

Cancelled French submarine program could cost taxpayers more than $5 billion
2 years, 8 months ago

Cancelled French submarine program could cost taxpayers more than $5 billion

ABC  

Australia's torpedoed French submarine program could eventually cost taxpayers up to $5.5 billion, despite the contract being torn up well before construction was to begin. Key points: Defence says it does not have a firm final figure on how much cancelling the deal will cost Australia has also torn up a $1.3 billion contract for armed US-made drones Cash from …

After $2.4 billion spent on scrapped submarines, 10 Australians remain in France to wind down the project
2 years, 10 months ago

After $2.4 billion spent on scrapped submarines, 10 Australians remain in France to wind down the project

ABC  

Five months after the $90 billion French submarine program was dumped, 10 Australian defence employees remain in the shipbuilding city of Cherbourg completing "final closure activities". Key points: A third of the Defence Department's team remains in Cherbourg Negotiations on the cost settlement to terminate the submarine program are ongoing Defence says all remaining staff are scheduled to return to …

Australia deploys diplomatic resources to fight Chinese and Russian 'disinformation' on AUKUS submarine deal
2 years, 10 months ago

Australia deploys diplomatic resources to fight Chinese and Russian 'disinformation' on AUKUS submarine deal

ABC  

Australia is bulking up specialised diplomatic teams in both Canberra and Vienna to win international acceptance for the AUKUS nuclear submarine project as it braces for a massive "disinformation" campaign from China and Russia. Key points: Australia faces regulatory and geopolitical hurdles as the first non-nuclear weapons state to acquire nuclear-powered submarines Beijing has made it clear it will do …

Nuclear submarines and closer interaction with British military to dominate Australian talks with UK
2 years, 11 months ago

Nuclear submarines and closer interaction with British military to dominate Australian talks with UK

ABC  

Closer military cooperation and possible basing of British defence assets in Australia will be discussed when ministers from both nations hold long-awaited face-to-face talks in Sydney this week. Key points: British and Australian ministers will discuss the nuclear submarine deal and emerging security threats This will be the countries' first in-person AUKMIN meeting since before the pandemic Scott Morrison will …

AUKUS row: French envoy accuses Australia of ‘intentional deceit’
3 years, 1 month ago

AUKUS row: French envoy accuses Australia of ‘intentional deceit’

Al Jazeera  

Canberra says it is time to ‘move on’ from submarine spat after French envoy delivers rebuke over ‘stab in the back’. Jean-Pierre Thebault said on Wednesday that Australia’s decision in September to scrap the agreement with France’s Naval Group – after it unveiled a new trilateral security pact with the United States and the United Kingdom – was a “stab …

Morrison Cites Leaked Messages to Prove Macron's Concerns About Submarine Deal
3 years, 1 month ago

Morrison Cites Leaked Messages to Prove Macron's Concerns About Submarine Deal

The Quint  

Media sources in Australia leaked messages related to the cancelled submarine deal between Emmanuel Macron, the president of France and Scott Morrison, the prime minister of Australia on Tuesday, 1 November, Reuters reported. According to the leaks, when the Australian PM tried to initiate a call with Macron about the contract on 14 September, only two days before AUKUS was …

'Won't cop sledging of Australia': Morrison responds to Macron's accusation of lying on submarine deal
3 years, 1 month ago

'Won't cop sledging of Australia': Morrison responds to Macron's accusation of lying on submarine deal

Firstpost  

Morrison attacked the credibility of Macron as a newspaper quoted a text message that suggested France anticipated ‘bad news’ about a now-scuttled submarine deal Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison attacked the credibility of French President Emmanuel Macron as a newspaper quoted a text message that suggested France anticipated “bad news” about a now-scuttled submarine deal. French officials said their …

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been accused of lying to the French over the submarine deal. Here's what got us to this point
3 years, 1 month ago

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been accused of lying to the French over the submarine deal. Here's what got us to this point

ABC  

The fallout from Prime Minister Scott Morrison's decision to scrap a French submarine deal in favour of a nuclear option from the US or UK has continued into this week's meeting of world leaders in Glasgow. And US President Joe Biden is doing his best to distance himself from what he called Mr Morrison's "clumsy" move, as the federal opposition …

Scott Morrison rejects French President's criticism over handling of scrapped submarine project
3 years, 1 month ago

Scott Morrison rejects French President's criticism over handling of scrapped submarine project

ABC  

Scott Morrison has stridently defended his integrity and personal conduct in the wake of the French President accusing the Prime Minister of lying about a $90 billion submarine contract. Key points: Scott Morrison says he raised Australia's concerns about the submarine deal with Emmanuel Macron several times The Prime Minister says the French government has been "sledging" Australia Mr Macron …

Biden tells Macron US ‘clumsy’ in Australia submarine deal
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden tells Macron US ‘clumsy’ in Australia submarine deal

Associated Press  

ROME — Working to patch things up with an old ally, President Joe Biden told French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday the U.S. had been “clumsy” in its handling of a secret U.S.-British submarine deal with Australia, an arrangement that left France in the lurch and rattled Europe’s faith in American loyalty. “What really matters now is what we will …

Biden tells France’s Macron, US was ‘clumsy’ in Aussie sub deal
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden tells France’s Macron, US was ‘clumsy’ in Aussie sub deal

Al Jazeera  

Biden praises France as a ‘valued partner’, Macron says France’s concerns ‘clarified’ over the lost $60bn submarine contract. US President Joe Biden, meeting his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Rome, has acknowledged the United States had been “clumsy” in cutting France out of a deal to sell Australia nuclear-powered submarines earlier this year. Macron spoke first in French as Biden …

French envoy to Australia: Deceitful sub deal raises risks
3 years, 2 months ago

French envoy to Australia: Deceitful sub deal raises risks

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s ambassador to Australia says Australian officials lied to his face and raised the risk of confrontation in Asia by crafting a secret submarine deal with the U.S. and Britain that undermined trust in democratic alliances. France is determined to protect its interests in the Indo-Pacific region, and to put “muscle” into Europe’s geopolitical strategy toward an increasingly …

France blasts Australia's 'childish' reason for keeping secret nuclear sub deal with UK and UK
3 years, 2 months ago

France blasts Australia's 'childish' reason for keeping secret nuclear sub deal with UK and UK

Daily Mail  

Australia's claim it couldn't consult France ahead of time about dumping a $90 billion submarine contract has been labelled 'childish' by the European nation's returning ambassador. But he says France doesn't know if it can trust Australia after being lied to, and cast doubt on whether the two governments were still friends. Australia's claim it couldn't consult France ahead of …

France to return ambassador to Australia after submarines fracas
3 years, 2 months ago

France to return ambassador to Australia after submarines fracas

Live Mint  

France said it would send its ambassador back to Australia, as the allies sought to mend a major rift caused when Canberra scuttled a lucrative French submarine deal to join a new security pact with the U.S. and U.K. France recalled its ambassadors to Washington and Canberra last month after the announcement of the new AUKUS partnership, under which Australia …

Australia welcoming back French ambassador after sub spat
3 years, 2 months ago

Australia welcoming back French ambassador after sub spat

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Prime Minister Scott Morrison welcomed France’s decision to return its ambassador to Australia and said Thursday the bilateral relationship was bigger than the canceled submarine contract. Morrison dismissed suggestions that Australia needed to rebuild its relationship with France after canceling a 90 billion Australian dollar contract last month, an act French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian described …

France sends its ambassador back to Australia after furious row over $90billion submarine deal
3 years, 2 months ago

France sends its ambassador back to Australia after furious row over $90billion submarine deal

Daily Mail  

France will send its ambassador back to Canberra after he was pulled out of Australia in protest when a $90billion deal to buy French submarines was scrapped. Jean-Pierre Thebault was recalled to France in September after Australia signed a new submarine deal with the United States and United Kingdom as part of the AUKUS alliance. Mr Morrison flew to France …

Biden 'not fully aware' of French anger, as US distances itself from cancelled subs contract
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden 'not fully aware' of French anger, as US distances itself from cancelled subs contract

ABC  

A top US diplomat says President Joe Biden was not "fully aware" of the negative impact a joint United Kingdom-American submarine deal with Australia had had on France, after it was announced last month. Key points: The US is distancing itself from Australia's decision to cancel a $90 billion French submarine contract A presidential envoy has told French media the …

Forever friends and text message break-ups: Politics overshadow the government's submarine switch
3 years, 2 months ago

Forever friends and text message break-ups: Politics overshadow the government's submarine switch

ABC  

The federal Coalition have always been keen advocates of contracting things out. Australia's nuclear subs deal explained Photo shows Collins class submarines HMAS Dechaineux, HMAS Waller and HMAS Sheean Are you wondering why there's so much fuss about Australia's decision to acquire nuclear submarines? This week's moves – the announcement that Australia may build submarines with US and British technology …

Why the Australia-France submarine deal collapse was predictable
3 years, 2 months ago

Why the Australia-France submarine deal collapse was predictable

Business Standard  

Australia’s unilateral cancellation of its contract to purchase French submarines and sign up for the AUKUS security pact constitutes a slap in the face for French diplomacy – variously described as a “stab in the back” and a “betrayal” by French diplomats. Under this “contract of the century”, agreed to between Paris and Canberra in 2016, France was to provide …

How can Australia repair its relationship with France after the AUKUS submarine row?
3 years, 3 months ago

How can Australia repair its relationship with France after the AUKUS submarine row?

ABC  

The continuing diplomatic rift between France and Australia is "not about the submarines", says Romain Fathi, a French-Australian historian from Flinders University. But he said it was "naive" of France to think it could replace the US and UK as Australia's most important ally. "France has huge interests at both ends of the Indo-Pacific", and could also look to frustrate …

Submarine deal row: How France was sacrificed at the altar of Australia's changing need
3 years, 3 months ago

Submarine deal row: How France was sacrificed at the altar of Australia's changing need

Firstpost  

Australian concerns about the deal were a matter of public record, with worries focused on cost over-runs and delays and whether the submarines would be fit for purpose once they entered service Paris, France: In June this year, French leader Emmanuel Macron welcomed Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison to Paris, with concern about the two allies’ troubled submarine contract high …

‘Get a grip’: British PM urges France to move on from AUKUS row
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Get a grip’: British PM urges France to move on from AUKUS row

Al Jazeera  

Boris Johnson tells Paris to ‘give me a break’ amid French fury over new security pact between UK, US and Australia. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged France to “get a grip” after Paris spent days reacting furiously to being sidelined by a new security pact brokered between the United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Johnson on Wednesday praised …

Defense official defends French submarine-making capability
3 years, 3 months ago

Defense official defends French submarine-making capability

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s Defense Ministry used Twitter to offer a robust defense of the country’s submarine-making capabilities and to criticize Australia’s decision to choose the United States as a partner in a major defense deal. “France has built more than 250 submarines” over 120 years, Grandjean said, and “the feedback in terms of engineering and know-how is considerable.” Australia plans …

French foreign minister says “crisis of trust” with the US as row over submarine deal deepens
3 years, 3 months ago

French foreign minister says “crisis of trust” with the US as row over submarine deal deepens

Firstpost  

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has come out in support of France saying “one of our member states has been treated in a way that is not acceptable” United Nations: France’s top diplomat declared Monday that there is a “crisis of trust” in the United States after a Pacific defense deal stung France and left Europe wondering about …

‘Crisis of trust': France bristles at US submarine deal
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Crisis of trust': France bristles at US submarine deal

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — France’s top diplomat declared Monday that there is a “crisis of trust” in the United States after a Pacific defense deal stung France and left Europe wondering about its longtime ally across the Atlantic. Speaking to reporters in New York, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said European countries won’t let Washington leave them behind when shaping …

EU backs France as Australia submarine deal strains alliance
3 years, 3 months ago

EU backs France as Australia submarine deal strains alliance

Al Jazeera  

European Union leaders have rallied behind France in its anger over a multi-billion dollar submarine deal with Australia that was scuppered when Canberra signed up to a trilateral Asia Pacific security pact with the United States and the United Kingdom. Speaking after the closed-door meeting on the sidelines of the assembly, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said “more cooperation, …

Scott Morrison not planning to discuss submarine deal with French President Emmanuel Macron while at United Nations General Assembly
3 years, 3 months ago

Scott Morrison not planning to discuss submarine deal with French President Emmanuel Macron while at United Nations General Assembly

ABC  

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended Australia's decision to scrap a $90 billion submarine contract with France, and says he has no plans to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron at the United Nations General Assembly. Key points: Scott Morrison will spend a day in New York during the meeting of the UNGA He said he made it "very clear" …

Australians posted to France fear local backlash following shock $90b submarine contract cancellation
3 years, 3 months ago

Australians posted to France fear local backlash following shock $90b submarine contract cancellation

ABC  

Defence says it is supporting Australians posted to the now-scrapped submarine building project in France, as local anger grows over the shock decision to cancel the massive contract. Key points: Anger is growing in the French city of Cherbourg, where design work on Australia's submarine program had begun Defence says 33 Australian employees remain in Cherbourg and "their wellbeing is …

France’s Macron to talk to Biden amid crisis over submarines
3 years, 3 months ago

France’s Macron to talk to Biden amid crisis over submarines

Associated Press  

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron will speak in the coming days with President Joe Biden in their first contact since a major diplomatic crisis erupted between France and the United States over a submarine deal with Australia, an official said Sunday. The phone call is at the request of Biden, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said, adding that there was …

Australia says France knew of ‘grave’ submarine concerns
3 years, 3 months ago

Australia says France knew of ‘grave’ submarine concerns

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — France would have known Australia had “deep and grave concerns” that a submarine fleet the French were building would not meet Australian needs, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Sunday after the contract’s cancellation set off a diplomatic crisis. France accused Australia of concealing its intentions to back out of the 90 billion Australian dollar contract for French …

Submarine deal row: France accuses Australia, US of lying and duplicity
3 years, 3 months ago

Submarine deal row: France accuses Australia, US of lying and duplicity

Firstpost  

The move comes after Australia’s decision to break a 2016 deal for French submarines in favour of American nuclear-powered vessels Paris : France on Saturday accused Australia and the United States of lying over a ruptured Australian contract to buy French submarines, saying a grave crisis was under way between the allies. A White House official on Friday expressed “regret” …

French minister decries ‘duplicity’ in US-Australia sub deal
3 years, 3 months ago

French minister decries ‘duplicity’ in US-Australia sub deal

Associated Press  

PARIS — France’s foreign minister on Saturday denounced what he called the “duplicity, disdain and lies” surrounding the sudden rupture of France’s lucrative contract to make submarines for Australia in favor of a U.S. deal and declared that a crisis is at hand among the Western allies. Earlier, France’s ambassador to Australia also strayed from diplomatic language when describing what …

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