France recalls its ambassadors to the US and Australia over new national security partnership

Philippe Étienne, the French ambassador to the US, confirmed the news when reached for comment.In a statement, Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, said Friday that the move was made at the request of President Emmanuel Macron."This extraordinary decision reflects the exceptional seriousness of the announcements made on September 15 by Australia and the United States," Le Drian said.

The effort to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines -- a major step toward countering China as President Joe Biden works to build international backing for his approach to Beijing -- is part of a new trilateral partnership among the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom, dubbed"AUKUS."France stands to lose the equivalent of $65 billion US dollars from an existing deal to provide Australia with conventional, diesel-powered submarines.

I read a lot contemptuous comments about France. Are we still Ally? Friends no more!

Shame on Biden 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷we must get out of the OTAN 😡😡😡😡

Not surprised. Under SleepyJoe everything is falling a part.

France responds to a disagreement in usual fashion: 'Run away!, run away!'

WTF is it Frances business if the US wants to assist in Australia’s submarine fleet?

The unilateral move to hand nuclear tech to Australia after formal sign of a $36 Billion deal with France to buy its latest submarines does nothing to resolve tensions in S China Sea and alienates one our oldest allies. France got blindsided and understandably angry

I thought the adults were in charge tho?

All because of money …

JoeBiden the traiter of France 🇨🇵 USA it's not ally 👎 GO OUT NATO ! Biden Australian USEmbassyFrance CNN BFM

We're back to the Freedom Fries again?

Could Biden be America's Gorbachev.

...good work sleepy joe

That's interesting but it's only just a deal a real deal that's enough

Does this mean the alliance between UN countries is damaged by the UK, US and Australia.

Thanks Biden.

I think it’s sensible move France is part of the EU, EU and Germany who now run EU are cosying up with Russia and China and have been for some time. Now Hungary and Poland are getting wise do you see a pattern, all the time pretending to be allies with the west.

Macron was all for climate change except for diesel spewing submarines

My god, Biden has done more damage to US foreign relations in 2 months than Trump did in 4 years. EU will go it alone.

Theses developments are kind of Orwellian. 1984 anyone?

thank you to the United States for creating Hitler, and weakening France with the Treaty of Versailles. Real allies !!!

Wow, thin skin

The fake news media used to say the previous administration was alienating our allies. What do you think the current administration is doing? I mean come on really, France. Falling asleep with the Prime Minister of Israel screwing over all our allies in Afghanistan.

Now that’s comedy

lmfao.... Australia wanna piss off China.... but France got hurts first😂

One of the hippos did this to me the other day. I play one round of golf with a rhino and now the hippos are pissed.

Why did it take them so long to close the deal ? Technology changes very quickly these days should have hurried up then in those 5years China progressed a lot. CNN is so shocked that they Ambassador is sent back. So funny the French don’t really like the US anyway they want power

Oh shit.. Here come the 'freedom fries' crowd from the GOP.

can I get a “hon hon hon”

France has lost many many jobs in election year . What do you expect from them ? Wine and roses .

Freedom 🍟

So is this what is called a French Hissyfit?

Feeling left out?

The French riot at the drop of a hat. They're a nation of hypersensitive over-reacters.

'Oui are le jealous that the Americans got the contract and oui did not, so oui will make a scene and pretend like it's a moral objection even though oui were trying to sell them the same fucking thing.'

Jeez cry more. Believe it or not the United States and Australia have multiple military treaties. They're one of our closest allies...

France messed this one up.

And who cares?

I still don't understand what necessary role the UK plays in this

That’s fine don’t call us when Germany starts poking their nose around again.

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