Ukraine plays special role in France’s Bastille Day parade

French President Emmanuel Macron, center, flanked by Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu, second right, and Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, second left, delivers his speech to militaries on the eve of Bastille Day, Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at the Defe

PARIS — The war in Ukraine has even shaken up Bastille Day, a powerful political, historical and symbolic event in France. France celebrated its national holiday Thursday with thousands of French troops marching down the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris alongside allies from Eastern Europe. The parade also featured warplanes, military vehicles and a drone in … Read more