#France expressed fury Thursday over #Australia's surprise decision to scrap a huge #submarines deal in favour of #nuclear-powered subs from the #US, slamming the move as a breach of trust. "It's really a stab in the back. We had established a relationship of trust with Australia, this trust has been betrayed," Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told France Info radio. "I'm very angry today, and bitter... this is not something allies do to each other," he said.

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