Paris cancels joint celebrations with Washington over submarine situation

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France canceled joint celebrations with the United States of the anniversary of the Battle of Chesapeake in 1781. The actions of Paris are dictated by the resentment prevailing in the Elysee Palace over the interception by the Americans of a French contract for the supply of more than 10 submarines for the Australian Navy.

Earlier, the United States, Britain and Australia signed a new defense agreement AUKUS, under which the latter will receive nuclear submarines. Thus, the 66 billion contract between Paris and Canberra, signed back in 2016 and implying the supply of 12 submarines, is invalidated.



A high-ranking French naval official, who came to Washington to attend the commemorative events, is returning to Paris ahead of schedule. The cancellation of the celebrations was a direct reflection of the anger felt by the French policy and diplomats over the submarine deal

- a source told the New York Times in the French Foreign Ministry.

Celebrations to mark the 240th anniversary of the Battle of the Chesapeake were to take place on 17 September. On September 5, 1781, the French squadron entered the battle with the British fleet, thereby providing assistance to the United States, then a young state waging a war of independence with the British crown.
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  1. greenchelman
    greenchelman
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    17 September 2021 11: 18
    The Naval Group was selected by the Australian government on April 26, 2016 to build twelve AU $ 1 billion (US $ 50 billion) Shortfin Barracuda Block 35,8A diesel-electric submarines. And where it is mentioned in the materials about 66 billion American dollars or 90 billion Australian dollars at the exchange rate (ours sometimes confuse these currencies) - these are all expenses for all the years of operation of these submarines
    1. guleg
      guleg
      +1
      17 September 2021 12: 01
      In any case, the Australian contract was the largest military contract in the history of French military-technical cooperation.
      The Anglo-Saxons not only threw the French on the grandmother, but also pointed out its place to France.
      1. greenchelman
        greenchelman
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        17 September 2021 12: 07
        Undoubtedly! And I am very happy with the French, maybe after a rake their attitude will change. I just specified that Paris was thrown not 90, not 66, but 38,8 yards of American bucks. For decades, submarines need to be refueled, fed, watered and maintained for the crews - but this has no relation to the contract, the task of the French was to build. But ours often confuse Australian and American currencies, although I understand and share in some places the desire to write a larger number. However, the truth in this case is more important, and for Paris it is a science for the future, the Brazilians are still waiting for them with submarines.
  2. Bitter
    Bitter
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    17 September 2021 15: 12
    What petty Frenchmen have become, take this and put a bolt on the traditions of the memory of their own sons. Maybe at least at the national level they will remember it properly. From the very beginning it was not clear that France had lost NATO in that, maybe they began to see clearly?