France is not offended by the Aukus affair, named after the partnership sealed between Australia and the United States, to which the United Kingdom is joining, in the delivery of nuclear submarines that torpedoed a French mega-contract in Canberra.

Emmanuel Macron, who has remained silent so far, has put on the pressure and needs to calibrate his speech so as not to risk his management of the case hindering him during the presidential election in April.

Mister Macron, deeply involved in international relations, sent his royal foreign ministers Jean-Yves Le Drian and Florence Parly of the armies to the front lines to contain the United States and Australia, which were accused of being carried “Slap in the back” of France by dissolving the contract for the delivery of French submarines to Canberra.

“The head of state will speak when he thinks it’s appropriate”, declared on Tuesday, September 21st, Aurore Bergé as the deputy of the presidential majority. He’s also expected to be on the phone with Joe Biden in the coming days.

India and France already confirmed their wish on Tuesday,“Act together”, especially against China. The French President and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirmed their willingness to work together on the phone “In an open and integrative Indo-Pacific region”announced the Elysee. Head of state “Recalls France’s pledge to help strengthen India’s strategic autonomy, including its industrial and technological base”, specified the French Presidency.

Jean-Yves Le Drian was supposed to meet his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Tuesday in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. He denounced on American soil again on Monday, a “Lack of advice” the United States and criticized the method used.

“The issue is primarily the breach of trust between allies”, and the “Calls for intense reflection between the Europeans”he said at a press conference in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UN).

“All of this needs clarification today”

“What is it about today, apart from the violation of an industrial contract, the sudden, unexpected, inexplicable violation”, “What counts now is first of all the question of the breach of trust between the partners”, he insisted. “The alliance means transparency”, “Predictability”, “The explanation”, “Talk to each other, don’t hide”he guessed. “All of this needs clarification today”, he added.

He regretted that again “Brutality of the Announcement” made by US President Joe Biden on September 15. “Unilateralism”, “Unpredictability”, it’s similar to “The persistence of reflexes of an era we hoped is over”he hammered, clearly referring to the mandate of former American President Donald Trump.

The value of the 50 billion Australian dollars (31 billion euros, 8 billion euros of which for the French side) lost when it was signed is now estimated at 90 billion Australian dollars (56 billion euros) due to cost overruns and currency effects.

The minister also regretted that“Very confrontational orientation” which shows up on the American side towards China and believes that the Europeans are a “Alternative model” rather over ” a competition “, sometimes “Muscular”. He regretted that Europe “Locked out” Washington’s strategy for the Indo-Pacific region.

The European Union in solidarity with France

The European Union (EU) stands alongside France. The Foreign Ministers of the Twenty-seven “You have clearly expressed your solidarity with France”, “Clear support”European Foreign Minister Josep Borrell told reporters. According to him, the Europeans were of the opinion that the Franco-American dispute was not “A bilateral issue”but that he “Affected” the whole EU. He complained that this “Do not move towards greater cooperation in the Indo-Pacific zone”.

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, had already made a decision today “Unacceptable” how France had been treated. “We want to know what happened and why”she said on the American news channel CNN. Saturday, denounce a “Severe crisis”, France had recalled its ambassadors in Canberra and Washington.

This case is “An alarm signal for everyone in the EU”, estimated the German State Secretary for European Affairs, Michael Roth, in Brussels on Tuesday. “We have to ask ourselves how we can consolidate our sovereignty, how we can show more unity on foreign and security issues”he said when he arrived at a meeting of ministers for European affairs. “A common EU position is essential (…). We cannot always rely on others “he emphasized.

The French State Secretary for European Affairs, Clément Beaune, who was also in Brussels, welcomed them “Full support” of the EU in this crisis and calls for more sovereignty and autonomy for the twenty-seven. “The support for France was extremely clear” at the meeting of European foreign ministers on Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. “We have to be more sovereign, more autonomous and able to defend our interests”he advocated. It’s not about“A French subject”, But D’“A European Theme”, he said. “We are not in a beautiful, simple world and Europeans need to be firm and united”, he added.

As the next step, Beaune mentions the planned discussion between the American and French presidents, which is to take place in the coming days.