US President Biden calls for solidarity with Ukraine at D-Day anniversary in Normandy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended the ceremony in France to commemorate the D-Day invasion and seek aid from Western leaders.

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00:00 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has arrived in France for celebrations

00:07 marking 80 years since the day the biggest amphibious invasion in military

00:13 history. The visit comes as he seeks to get assurances regarding Western military

00:20 support to Ukraine after securing limited permission to strike targets

00:25 inside Russian territory. US President Joe Biden has joined the ceremonies too.

00:32 After saluting World War II veterans he hailed America's contribution to the

00:37 liberation of Europe and stressed that the US needs to keep playing an

00:43 international role in the future. The United States and NATO and a coalition

00:49 of more than 50 countries standing strong with Ukraine. We will not walk

00:56 away. Because if we do Ukraine will be subjugated and will not end there.

01:08 Ukraine's neighbors will be threatened. All of Europe will be threatened. And

01:14 make no mistake the autocrats of the world are watching closely to see what

01:18 happens in Ukraine. To see if we let this illegal aggression go unchecked. We cannot

01:26 let that happen. To surrender to bullies, to bow down to dictators is simply

01:32 unthinkable. D-Day commemorations also featured the UK

01:38 Royals, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the host country's president

01:44 Emmanuel Macron. He awarded 11 US veterans with the Legion of Honor,

01:50 France's highest distinction during commemorations in Colville-sur-Mer.

01:57 Monsieur Richard Stewart, au nom de la République Française, nous vous faisons

02:04 chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur.

02:07 [Applause]

02:27 [Music]

02:37 [SWOOSH]