Paris has canceled celebrations at the French Embassy in the United States on the occasion of the 240th anniversary of the Battle of the Chesapeake.
According to The New York Times, this was a protest due to the fact that Canberra canceled the contract of the century with France in favor of a partnership with Washington and London.
Australia has rejected a contract previously concluded with France for the construction of submarines worth $66 billion.
A high-ranking representative of the French Navy was to take part in the event at the embassy. He flew to Paris.
The United Kingdom, the United States and Australia have created a new military alliance AUKUS. Before that, France signed a contract with Australia for 12 attack submarines.
Canberra has decided to cancel the “contract of the century” in favor of a partnership with the United States and Britain.
According to La Tribune, the French shipyard Naval Group will take years to recover from commercial losses.
Australia has planned the construction of nuclear submarines in its Adelaide with the help of the United States and Great Britain.
The Battle of the Chesapeake is the decisive battle at sea in the American War of Independence. The French fleet, which was supported by the United States, defeated the British one.