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After the anger, France may have to "move". Russian satellite news agency on the 16th, the United States, Britain and Australia announced the formation of a new "military small group" means that Australia and France signed a $66 billion submarine contract in 2016 so it was broken, French Defense Minister Parry said in an interview with the media on the 16th that the French side may ask Australia for damages caused by breach of contract.
Russian Satellite News Agency: France's defense minister said France may ask Australia for compensation for the default of the submarine trade
Asked if France would demand compensation from Australia, Parry told French reporters. "We are investigating the possibilities."
Parry also said Paris would do everything possible to minimize the economic losses after the default.
On the afternoon of the 15th local time, officials from the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia jointly announced that the three countries had formed a new Indo-Pacific partnership, which Biden called a "historic step", which was called for lasting peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Arming Australia with nuclear submarines will be part of that latest operation.
According to previous reports, Australia originally planned to carry out the research and development and construction of 12 nuclear-powered submarines by the French Naval Group. But Australia has cancelled the contract with the French side and instead embarked on a joint project with the United States and Britain. On September 16, local time, French media reported that the French side was shocked and angry that Australia unilaterally tore up the nuclear submarine construction contract signed with the French Naval Group, and believed that the BEHAVIOR OF the United States to "warp the order" of French nuclear submarines showed that the performance of the United States lacked consistency, and Australia violated the spirit of the contract and was untrustworthy.