“I just think it’s time for some of our dearest friends around the world to pull themselves together around this and give me a break,” Johnson said, speaking part of a phrase in French.

He noted that AUKUS is a big step forward towards global security.

“These are three like-minded allies standing shoulder to shoulder and forging new partnerships to share technology,” Johnson said.

On September 17, France recalled its ambassadors to the United States and Australia to Paris for consultations due to the creation of the AUKUS alliance.

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

On September 22, a conversation between the leaders of France and the United States, Emmanuel Macron and Joe Biden, is to take place.