Tensions rock the Western alliance as European Union leaders back France in its anger over a scuppered mega-contract between Australia, the UK and the US
US President Joe Biden meets with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York City, US, September 20, 2021.
But tensions with France suddenly took centre stage after Australia last week canceled a multi-billion-dollar contract for French submarines, instead opting for US nuclear-powered ones as part of a new three-way alliance with Washington and London. "This announcement ran counter to calls for greater cooperation with the European Union in the Indo-Pacific," he said.
Asked about a bilateral meeting, senior State Department official Erica Barks-Ruggles said that "the schedule will remain dynamic." The European Union, eager to avoid a second summer without US tourists, had relaxed its own rules months ago and had been threatening to reimpose them, angry that the United States had not reciprocated.European powers including Germany -- which has been circumspect in its remarks on the EU-France row -- hailed the shift on travel.
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