On D-Day Anniversary, Paris Will Move Closer to Eye of the Russia-Ukraine Storm

With French prestige at stake, President Macron will use the global stage of Normandy to try to tip the scales against Moscow.

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President Joe Biden walks next to a French honour guard after arriving at Orly airport, south of Paris, June 5, 2024. AP

President Macron loves attention, and he is about to get it. That is partly because of the calendar and partly because of his own robust ego. On June 6, the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, the press will be fixing its gaze on the wide beaches of Normandy and world leaders who, like President Biden, who will be attending the commemoration. According to French broadcaster TF1, Mr. Macron will also use the occasion to announce the creation of a European coalition, ostensibly French-led, to send military trainers to Ukraine.

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