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UNCOVERED: France sends flagship carrier into atlantic as tensions test nato unity - The Untold Story

French aicraft carrier 'Charles de Gaulle' pictured at the French naval base of Toulon, southern France. AFP - BERTRAND LANGLOIS

France has dispatched its flagship aircraft carrier into the Atlantic as European leaders close ranks over Greenland, underscoring a renewed push for solidarity – and self-confidence – at a tense moment for the transatlantic alliance.

The Charles de Gaulle – the pride of the French navy – set sail from the Mediterranean port of Toulon this week to take part in a major allied exercise, the defence ministry said Tuesday.

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