President Joe Biden has marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day by pledging during a ceremony at the American cemetery in Normandy that “we will not walk away” from Ukraine.
LIVE: Boeing’s space capsule to dock at ISS after springing more helium leaks on first test flight with astronautsFrench President Emmanuel Macron, 2nd left, his wife Brigitte Macron, left, and US President Joe Biden , center right, and first lady Jill Biden attend a ceremony together with World War II veterans at an US cemetery near Colleville-sur-Mer Normandy, Thursday, June 6, 2024.
Trump has expressed little enthusiasm for Ukraine's defense, criticizing the “endless flow of American treasure" and calling for Europe to shoulder more of the burden. He has also voiced admiration for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenkyy was in Normandy for anniversary events on Thursday and is expected to sit down with Biden in Paris on Friday. It will be their first meeting sinceon how Ukraine can use American weapons, allowing for some strikes into Russia in order to defend Kharkiv, a city near the border between the two countries.
“We must remember that the fact that they were heroes here that day does not absolve us of what we have to do today," he said."Democracy is never guaranteed. Every generation must preserve it, defend it and fight for it. That’s the test of the ages.” Biden told a veteran that “you saved the world.” The president led the audience in singing happy birthday to another. Steve Spielberg and Tom Hanks, the Hollywood heavyweights behind movies and television shows about World War II, were nearby.
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