The costs of World War II and the war in Ukraine fuse as Allies remember D-Day without Russia – Winnipeg Free Press
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The sun has risen again over Normandy beaches where soldiers fought and died exactly 80 years ago on D-Day.
The sun is setting on the D-Day generation. And it's set to rise again over the Normandy beaches where the waves long ago washed away the blood and boot-steps of its soldiers. Their exploits on June 6, 1944, are being remembered on the 80th anniversary by the next generations who are seeing war again in Europe in Ukraine. Ever-dwindling numbers of World War II veterans who have pilgrimaged back to France and Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine make this year's remembrances particularly meaningful. The presence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at commemorations with...