Biden calls for solidarity with Ukraine at D-Day event near beaches of Normandy

Speaking about the US troops who stormed Normandy’s beaches on June 6 1944, Mr Biden said “let us be worthy of their sacrifice”.

President Joe Biden delivers a speech (AP Photo/Daniel Cole, Pool)

Joe Biden has marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day by saying “we will not walk away” from the defence of Ukraine and allow Russia to threaten more of Europe.

“To surrender to bullies, to bow down to dictators, is simply unthinkable,” the US president said during a ceremony at the US cemetery in Normandy.