Torpedoed alliance? US downplays rift as France recalls ambassador

It's a little late for a phone call. And yet Joe Biden offering to ring up Emmanuel Macron for the first time since the United States poached a multibillion dollar submarine contract and sprang the surprise an Australia-UK-US military alliance. Excluded are the French and their sizeable Indo-Pacific fleet. For all those stateside leaders who love Paris and refer to France as America's oldest ally, how much can the French trust Washington? 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: www.france24.com/en/ Like us on Facebook: f24.my/FBen Follow us on Twitter: f24.my/TWen Discover the news in pictures on Instagram: f24.my/IGen

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