MESEBERG, Germany (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he will greet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy along with other world leaders in Normandy for 80th anniversary D-Day celebrations.
President Joe Biden is also scheduled to attend this year’s celebrations of the landings that led to the liberation of France and Europe from the occupation of Nazi Germany.
Dozens of Veterans of the Second World War They are expected to return, many perhaps for the last time, to the beaches of Normandy.
An international ceremony on Omaha Beach will honor the nearly 160,000 soldiers from Great Britain, the United States, Canada and other nations who landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944.
Macron said during a visit to Meseberg, Germany, on Tuesday that he will speak about Paris’ support for Ukraine next week when Zelenskyy visits for D-Day events.
France “will do whatever is necessary for as long as necessary” to support Ukraine, he said.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will also take part in the D-Day celebrations.
from Great Britain King Charles IIIwho continues to undergo cancer treatment, also plan to travel to France for the British ceremonies, avoiding the international ceremony. O Prince of Wales instead, he will replace the king on Omaha Beach.
