Союзники празднуют годовщину Дня-Д. 6 июня 1944 года войска Британии, США и Канады вторглись на побережье северной Франции.

Лидеры стран, которые боролись против нацистской Германии во Второй мировой войне собрались в Нормандии, на севере Франции, чтобы отметить 70-летие Дня-Д.

6 июня 1944 года войска Британии, США и Канады вторглись на побережье северной Франции, в Нормандии. Высадка стала первым этапом операции - вторжение в оккупированную нацистами Европу - и стала концом Второй Мировой Войны. К концу Дня-Д союзники закрепились во Франции. За последующие 11 месяцев нацистская Германия потерпела поражение.

Президент США Барак Обама, Королева Елизавета II и президент России Владимир Путин были среди лидеров, присутствующих на церемонии по приглашению президента Франции Франсуа Олланда.

Это встреча также предоставила площадку для интенсивных дискуссий между странами по ситуации в Украине. Президент Путин, который был исключен из саммита G8, провел ряд обсуждении с рядом лидеров, включая премьер-министра Великобритании Кэмерона и президента Олланда. Однако, в первую очередь лидеры почтили платят погибших во время Дня-Д, а также всех погибших во Второй мировой войне.

Источник: commonspace.eu

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