Interesting apparently the US were the ones that rushed the announcement, not giving smirko enough time to notify everyone
e minimal heads-up from the three nations to their French ally came up during a phone call between Biden and Macron on Wednesday.
Philippe Etienne, the French ambassador to the US, said he found out about the allies pulling out of the deal through the press despite Australian officials saying they provided notice. American officials acknowledged they only gave Australia a few hours' notice before announcing the deal, according to The New York Times.
"The two leaders agreed that the situation would have benefitted from open consultations among allies on matters of strategic interest to France and our European partners," the Biden and Macron administrations said in a joint statement.
"They will meet in Europe at the end of October in order to reach shared understandings and maintain momentum in this process," they continued. "President Emmanuel Macron has decided that the French Ambassador will return to Washington next week."
Macron got his chance to play the anti anglo card before the election to give himself the boost.