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Official Ministry Representative of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharova commented on the statement by Paris about a stab wound from Australia. This was the reaction of French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to Australia's withdrawal from the submarine agreement with the Naval Group.
As the diplomat noted in his Telegram channel, breaching important contracts is commonplace for Paris. In this case, she recalled the Russian-French agreement on the aircraft carriers Mistral.
In this regard, she asked where the French minister had come from “anger and bitterness”. “Or are only the knives you feel in your back bad?” Australia said he had betrayed the relationship of trust that had previously been established between the two countries. The minister also admitted that he was upset about what had happened and expressed “great bitterness” over the decision of the Australian authorities.
Previously, the Australians suspended a major submarine contract with the French company NAVAL GROUP to strengthen their relations with the United States and the United Kingdom. The deal was valued at $ 66 billion.