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Indifference is often seen as more brutal than assault. This is similar to what French diplomacy is playing with London. Since the underwater snub came from the Antipode, Paris has chosen to focus its attention on Washington and Canberra. the third thief “treason” The Pacific, UK, has been virtually overlooked.

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So France has not recalled its ambassador to London for consultations, as it did for diplomats stationed in the United States and Australia. Joke “permanent opportunism” United Kingdom Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian kindly called on the country “fifth wheel of a cart”. Its Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clement Beaune, said “an accepted form of authority” From London to Washington. Clearly, Boris Johnson would only be Joe Biden’s footman, like when Tony Blair blindly followed the GI in Iraq.

from Washington, this Wednesday, the first British