EU Official Says 'Something Is Broken' With Ties To The U.S.

 

CNN: EU official says 'something is broken' with US ties as sub spat casts shadow over Biden's UN address  

(CNN)Tensions between European leaders and the White House over a scuppered submarine deal threatened to overshadow President Joe Biden's address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, with one EU official saying "something is broken" in the transatlantic alliance. 

The French government has been seething since last week, when Australia abandoned a huge deal to buy conventional submarines from France. 

Instead, the US and UK announced they would help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines as part of a new security pact called AUKUS.  

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WNU Editor: It looks like the French President has been hitting the phones and talking to his counterparts throughout Europe on why this U.S. -U.K. - Australia submarine deal is troubling, and it appears that he has succeeded .... France wins EU backing in sub row with US (France 24). 

Update: France wants a price to be paid for being ditched by the U.S./U.K./and Australia sub deal .... France is escalating its disputes with Australia and the US, seeking to derail EU trade talks with both after being dumped from a submarine contract (Business Insider).  

Update #2: Europe is now seeing the Biden administration in a different light .... German minister: Submarine dispute is 'a wake-up call' (DW)  

Update #3: These meetings are not being cancelled because of scheduling issues as claimed by the Biden administration. They are being cancelled period .... U.S. says meeting with European partners including France canceled due to scheduling issues (Reuters). More here .... UN meeting with US, France canceled over scheduling issue (The Hill).