presidential rival, donald trump, mr biden flatly rejected isolationism. he said the rangers who fought in normandy 80 years ago would undoubtedly want the us to stand up to vladimir putin s aggression in europe. well, i m here to tell you that with them gone, the wind we hear coming off this ocean will not fade it will grow louder. as we gather here today, it s notjust to honour those who showed such remarkable bravery on that day, june 6, 1944, it s to listen to the echoes of their voices, to hear them, because they are summoning us, and they re summoning us now. they ask us what will we do? they re not asking us to scale these cliffs, but they re asking us to stay true to what america stands for. they re not asking us to give or risk our lives, but they are asking us to care for others and our country more than ourselves. they re not asking us to do theirjob. they re asking us to do our job, to protect freedom in our time, to defend democracy, to stand up to aggression a
in what biden was doing throughout those six months was providing the leadership that europe cannot provide. 50 europe cannot provide. so ou re europe cannot provide. so you re saying the common enemy has strengthened the relationship, nato members would say the same. how do those two relationships play then? ., ., , , those two relationships play then? . ., , , , then? the relationship between? the us eu and then? the relationship between? the us eu and the then? the relationship between? the us eu and the us then? the relationship between? the us eu and the us and - then? the relationship between? the us eu and the us and nato?| the us eu and the us and nato? they relate a lot more closely than they used to. in some ways it is a strange question because they have something like 23 members in common so when a certain sense they are the same thing. the main difference is the united states and there is an increasing awareness on both sides of the atlantic that the economic relation
some sense is about security, it is about china and about russia. so it is not as if the relationship so that distinct but i think what you end up having in all cases is you end “p having in all cases is you end up having a europe which is becoming, a relationship that is becoming less and less balanced and in which the united states is exercising an ever more dominant role and that creates a lot of risk and i think that is the risk from a european perspective there that they are seen quite clearly because of the election here in november. because of the election here in november- november. and on that the eu ambassador november. and on that the eu ambassador said november. and on that the eu ambassador said earlier i november. and on that the eu ambassador said earlier that l november. and on that the eu ambassador said earlier that it| ambassador said earlier that it did not matter if it was going to be a second term of trump for a second term of biden that the eu would work wi
Moment that led the eventual defeat of nazi germany and the liberation of europe. the war in ukraine loomed over d day commemorations on thursday, where president zelensky and western leaders paid tribute to world war ii veterans. ukraine s president shared an emotional moment with one of those veterans. take a listen. (laughter) you are the saviour of the people. i have got tears in my eyes. as d day commemorations wrap up, i spoke tojovita neliupsiene, the european union s ambassador to the united states. we are remembering these past few days, d day, the strong transatlantic alliance, the ending of world war ii. in those commemorations, are we seeing an effort to reaffirm the transatlantic relationship? of course. we listen to the speeches of president macron, president biden and president zelensky, as well, and we see that our commitment to each other s security