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Australia hits back at Macron on submarine 'lies'
By EUobserver
French president Emmanuel Macron knew his submarine deal with Australia was in doubt days before Australia made its decision, according to messages from Macron to Australian prime minister Scott Morrison, leaked Tuesday to Australian media. "Should I expect good or bad news for our joint submarines ambitions?", Macron said on 14 September. France has repeatedly accused Morrison of lying. "Deceit was intentional," France's ambassador to Australia, Jean-Pierre Thebault, said Wednesday.