French President Emmanuel Macron said he plans to attend ceremonies in Normandy on Tuesday marking the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings and meet with world leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
President Joe Biden is also scheduled to attend this year’s commemoration of the landings that liberated France and Europe from Nazi German occupation.
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Dozens of World War II veterans are expected to return to the beaches of Normandy, many of them likely for the last time.
French President Emmanuel Macron shows a map during a press conference at the German Government Guesthouse in Meseberg, north of Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Norouj)
The international ceremony on Omaha Beach will honour the approximately 160,000 soldiers from Britain, the United States, Canada and other countries who landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944.
Macron said on Tuesday during a visit to Meseberg, Germany, that he would provide details about France’s support for Ukraine when Zelensky visits the country next week for ceremonies marking the Normandy landings.
He said France would “do whatever is necessary, for as long as it takes” to support Ukraine.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is also scheduled to attend the Normandy landings commemoration ceremony.
Britain’s King Charles III, who is undergoing treatment for cancer, will also not attend the international ceremony but will travel to France for the British ceremony. Prince Charles will represent the monarch in Omaha Beach instead.
