Submarine Deal | France Sees "New Low Point" In The Relationship With Australia
A leaked SMS is fueling the submarine dispute between Australia and France. The French ambassador speaks of Macron's "deliberate deception". In the dispute over a failed submarine deal between France and Australia, the French ambassador in Canberra, Jean-Pierre Thébault, spoke of an "unprecedented new low" in the relationship between the two states - especially when it comes to truth and trust. French President Emmanuel Macron was lied to "and the deception was done on purpose," said the diplomat in the national press club. "The way it was handled was a stab in the back." Australia, the USA and Great Britain announced a new joint security alliance in the Indo-Pacific in mid-September without consulting their allies. In this context, Australia is to be given access to US technology for the construction and operation of nuclear submarines. A big deal on submarines between France and Australia was broken. The government in Paris reacted furiousl...