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