Biden on D-Day: West won’t abandon Ukraine
Voice of America
President Joe Biden delivers a speech during a commemorative ceremony to mark D-Day 80th anniversary, June 6, 2024, at the U.S. cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. President Joe Biden speaks with World War II veteran Bob Pedigo after French President Emmanuel Macron honored Pedigo with the Legion of Honor medal, during a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 2024, in Normandy. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden stand before a wreath at the Normandy American Cemetery following a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 2024, in Normandy, France.
U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday marked the solemnity of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing of Allied troops on the shores of Normandy by vowing that the United States and NATO would not abandon support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s two-year invasion.
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