The former Australian PM tells author that ‘not telling him [Macron] is not the same as lying to him’ and he was worried France would try to ‘kill’ Aukus deal
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The former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison hid plans to ditch a French submarine contract for fear a furious Paris would find a way to “kill” his new deal with the US and the UK, he reveals in an upcoming book seen by Agence France-Presse.
The scandal, in which Morrison worked in secret with London and Washington to procure nuclear submarines before breaking the contract with Paris, highlighted the fragility of transatlantic trust, with ties still recovering from the 2021 revelation.
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