MOSCOW, 17 Sep. Readers of the Fox News website commented on Australia's refusal to acquire French submarine non-nuclear submarines. Many of them are convinced that accusations against Washington in the current situation are unfounded, and Paris has been convicted of double standards.
Psaki assessed the level of partnership with France «Sorry, Macron, this is a business. It was perfectly normal for a state-subsidized Airbus to steal contracts from Boeing, but now you are crying over the competition in the submarine field,» wrote user db3. «Perhaps to the Australians. there was no need for submarines that would automatically surrender at the sight of the enemy, «RightofYou sarcastically.» France's double standards are simply ridiculous. They are part of NATO, but at the same time they sell nuclear technology to Iran, endangering the security of the United States and themselves. no sympathy for them «, — expressed the opinion of 2daysreality.» Sorry, France. Australia wants submarines to dive and float back to the surface. The second point is very important, «joked foulball.» And you, Brutus? » This is quite an appropriate expression, given that France supported Biden during the presidential elections, «- noted jsmitty77.» The decision was made by Australia, so France blames the United States. Predictable, «the readers summed up.
China accused the United States, Australia and Britain of undermining regional stability Recently it became known that Australia has decided to terminate the contract with the French Naval Group, which implied the implementation of a project to develop and build submarines. Canberra has opted for cooperation with Washington and London. The authorities explained this by «accelerating changes in regional security.» Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, together with British counterpart Boris Johnson and US President Joe Biden announced the creation of a new AUKUS security partnership. Equipping the Australian Navy with nuclear submarines was their first joint initiative. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, in turn, called the breakdown of the agreement «a stab in the back» and accused Australia of undermining confidence. Later, The New York Times reported that Paris had canceled its joint naval battle anniversary celebration with the United States in protest over the loss of a multibillion-dollar contract.
In France, Australia called the breakdown of the submarine contract humiliation
