"Secretary of State Antony Blinken, meanwhile, attempted to set up a phone call with his French counterpart, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, to describe the U.S.-U.K.-Australia deal before it was announced, but American officials said the French told them that they were unable to schedule a call. "
Since when has the French Foreign Ministry been "unable to schedule a call" to the US State Department?
Remember, French is the international language of diplomacy. "Unable to schedule a call" means "Go and fuck yourself" in French.