The diplomatic rupture with France over a new security pact among the U.S., Australia and the U.K. shows the Biden administration is struggling to maintain unity even among its closest friends
France stepped up its opposition to a security agreement the U.S. crafted with Australia and the U.K.
, criticizing the Biden administration’s failure to keep its allies apprised of sweeping foreign policy initiatives after the pact led to the loss ofOn Sunday, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian discussed “the strategic consequences of the current crisis” with its ambassadors from the U.S. and Australia who.
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