EU's Josep Borrell Says Australia Sought 'Best Protection' in AUKUS Move to Ditch French Sub Deal

After the AUKUS agreement promised Australia’s Navy US and UK assistance with technology for nuclear submarines, the contract for their construction replaced the previous agreement Paris signed with Canberra for 12 conventional attack subs. EU foreign ministers have voiced solidarity with an irate France, that denounced the "stab in the back" move.