US President Joe Biden was to meet his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron Saturday on a state visit to France, after warning of the need
to preserve American democracy and live up to the example of World War II heroes. to preserve American democracy and live up to the example of World War II heroes.
Biden invoked the ghosts of the heroes of the assault on the Pointe du Hoc, a clifftop promontory where German bunkers were attacked by US troops. No surviving veterans remain alive.“They ask us, what will we do? They’re not asking us to scale these cliffs. They’re asking us to stay true to what America stands for.”
“The rangers who scaled this cliff did not know they would change the world but they did,” said Biden. Zelensky thanked him for the “tremendous support”, comparing it to the United States coming to Europe’s aid during World War II.Kyiv has been pushing Europe to increase military assistance, with Russia gaining the upper hand on the battlefield in recent months, in particular in Ukraine’s eastern Kharkiv region.
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