Hollande Salutes 'Courage of Red Army' in D-Day Speech
French President Francois Hollande on Friday paid tribute to the "courage of the Red Army" and the "decisive contribution" of the former Soviet Union in winning World War II.
Hollande was addressing a score of world leaders and hundreds of D-Day veterans on the 70th anniversary of the landings, which this year has shared the limelight with a crisis in Ukraine that has pushed the West's relations with Russia to Cold War lows.
Source: Agence France Presse
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