Joe and Jill Biden arrive in Normandy to mark D-Day's 80th anniversary with president to compare struggle to defeat Nazis to situation in Ukraine Biden will speak at the American cemetery, meet with veterans READ MORE: Follow DailyMail.com's live blog of D-Day events By Emily Goodin, Senior U.S.
Political Reporter In Normandy and Rob Crilly, Senior U.S. Political Reporter In Normandy Published: 04:17 EDT, 6 June 2024 | Updated: 04:51 EDT, 6 June 2024 e-mail View comments President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived in Normandy on Thursday morning to mark the 80th anniversary of the storming of the beaches there.
In his remarks, Biden will compare the struggle of Europe to defeat the Nazis to the current battle in the Ukraine , where Russian President Vladimir Putin has stepped up his attacks. 'Today, in 2024, 80 years later, we see dictators once again attempting to challenge the order, attempting to march in Europe,' said National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. He added that Biden will 'be drawing a throughline from World War II through the Cold War and the stand up of the greatest military alliance the world has ever known, the NATO alliance, to today, where we face once again war in Europe, where NATO has rallied to defend freedom and sovereignty in Europe.
' Biden will speak at the American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, where there are 9,388 graves of American dead, most of them in the form of white Latin crosses. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden a.
