Macron’s Not Ready to Calm Down After Submarine Humiliation
The French president is looking for an adequate response, officials say, and will speak with U.S. President Joe Biden in the coming days.
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Emmanuel Macron is making it clear that French fury isn’t ebbing after Australia canceled a $66 billion submarine order in favor of a new defense pact with the U.S. and Britain.
After the deal was announced on Wednesday, the French president recalled ambassadors to Washington and Canberra and canceled events, a symbolic gesture rare among such close allies. French officials say Macron is looking for an adequate response, and they’ve been renewing his calls for Europe to boost its own defense capabilities.