- Australia canceled a S$90-billion multi-submarine deal with France in favor of another deal with the USA.
- France recalled its ambassadors from both Australia and the US on Friday in response to what it described as “unacceptable behavior between allies and partners”.
- Subway boasted that it had “non-nuclear powered” subs which were “$90 billion cheaper”.
Brutally mocking this week’s French-Australian submarine deal gone wrong, US fast food chain Subway released a sneering advertisement for its sandwiches, boasting that it had “non-nuclear powered” subs which were “$90 billion cheaper”.
Australia’s decision to cancel a AUS$90-billion multi-submarine order with France prompted a full-page Метрото advertisement published in The Age newspaper today, taking a dig at the bloated cost of Australia’s submarine deal with France, before Canberra backed out in favor of acquiring nuclear-powered submarines from the United States.
Though many social media users found the advert to be clever and funny, others found it to be “disgusting” and disrespectful.
One user even accused Метрото‘s “revolting” advert of “using [the] concept of mass death to sell a snack,” considering how close to war China, Australia, and the US appear to be.
France recalled its ambassadors from both Australia and the US on Friday in response to what it described as “unacceptable behavior between allies and partners” as a result of the AUKUS (Australia, United Kingdom, United States) deal.
French President Emmanuel Macron was reportedly only informed of Australia’s decision to withdraw from the two nations’ 2016 submarine deal immediately before the news became public.
Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French foreign minister, called the decision a “убод во грбот,” warning that “the consequences of which affect the very conception that we have of our alliances, our partnerships and the importance of the Indo-Pacific for Europe.”
Australia justified its withdrawal from the deal with France by claiming that the cost had become higher than originally anticipated.
