"We are all children of D-Day," said French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, June 6, at the international ceremony marking the 80^th anniversary of the Normandy landings during World War II. His speech included a message to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who was present at the ceremony: "Faced with those who seek to change borders by force or rewrite history, let us be worthy of those who landed here. Your presence here today, Mr. President of Ukraine, says it all."

Some 20 heads of state were present, with the exception of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was not invited due to the war in Ukraine.