In Normandy, Biden to Mark 80th Anniversary of D-Day, Meet Zelenskyy

Published on June 5, 2024

PARIS—President Joe Biden arrived in France on June 5, kicking off a five-day trip to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy and participate in a state visit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. The president is also expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “While he’s in Normandy, he’ll have the opportunity to sit down with President Zelensky and have an engagement with him to talk about the state of play in Ukraine and how we can continue and deepen our support for Ukraine,” White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on Air Force One en route to France....

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