France Appears to Fold in AUKUS Spat as White House Says Ambassador to Return to US Next Week

Last week, France recalled its ambassador to the United States for the first time since relations were established in the 1778, after the US, the UK and Australia announced the creation of a new trilateral alliance known as AUKUS. The pact promised Canberra nuclear submarine technology, scuttling a $65 billion submarine contract with France.