In D-Day speech, Biden says U.S. won't abandon Ukraine
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STORY: :: In his D-Day speech, Biden says the U.S. will not walk away from the Ukraine crisis :: June 6, 2024 :: Colleville-sur-Mer, France ::"On behalf of the American people and as commander in chief, it's the highest honor to be able to salute you here in Normandy. Once more, all of you, God loves ya." ::"What the Allies did together 80 years ago far surpassed anything we could have done on our own. It was a powerful illustration of how alliances - real alliances - make us stronger, a lesson that I pray we Americans never forget." ::"The United States and NATO and a coalition of more than 50 countries standing strong with Ukraine, we will not walk away, because if we do, Ukraine will be subjugated, and it will not end there. Ukraine's neighbours will be threatened, all of Europe will be threatened." :: "Make no mistake, we will not bow down, we will not forget. Let me end with this - history tells us freedom is not free. If you want to know the price of freedom, come here to Normandy. Come to Normandy and look." At a joint ceremony with French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. veterans at the Normandy American Cemetery, Biden said it was "simply unthinkable" to surrender to Russian aggression and he promised no let-up in support of Ukraine. He urged Western and NATO allies to recapture the spirit of D-Day and work together at a time when he said democracy was under greater threat than at any time since the end of World War Two. On June 6, 1944, more than 150,000 Allied soldiers invaded France by sea and air to drive out the forces of Nazi Germany, coming ashore at five beaches codenamed Omaha, Juno, Sword, Utah and Gold or dropping from the sky. With war raging in Ukraine on Europe's borders, the anniversary of this turning point in World War Two carries special resonance. It takes place in a year of many elections, including for the European Parliament this week and in the U.S. in November.
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