Zakharova commented on the reaction of Paris to AUKUS and recalled the contracts for the "Mistrals"

“Where does anger and bitterness come from?

Breaking contracts for France seems to be a common thing.

In 2015, Paris canceled a deal with Russia on two Mistral aircraft carriers.

Or is it just the knives you feel in your back that are bad? "

- wrote the diplomat in Telegram.

Earlier, Australia announced that it had terminated the submarine agreement with the French company Naval Group.

This comes after Britain, the US and Australia announced a new AUKUS security partnership centered in the Indo-Pacific.

Within the framework of the alliance, it is planned to create nuclear submarines for the Australian Navy.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called the decision to terminate the contract a stab in the back.

In 2011, DCNS / STX and Rosoboronexport signed a contract for the supply of two Mistral-class helicopter carriers worth € 1.2 billion.

France was supposed to transfer the first ship in November 2014, but due to the events in Ukraine and the imposition of sanctions against Russia, French President François Hollande decided to suspend the contract.