France invests in D-Day to bring a thaw in Ukraine crisis

World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on 6 June 2014 to mark the 70th anniversary of the Allied D-Day landings that helped turn the tables in World War Two, with host France hoping the event would bring a thaw in the Ukraine crisis.

BBC News, 06.06.14: D-Day anniversary: 'World-changing' day remembered http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27727518

Deutsche Welle, 05.06.14: World leaders, royalty, veterans gather in France for D-Day tribute to Allied forces http://dw.de/p/1CDV4

France 24, 0606.14: Hollande does diplomatic dance as Putin arrives for D-Day ceremony http://www.france24.com/en/20140605-hollande-putin-dinner-shuttle-diplomacy-world-war-anniversary/

The Guardian, 05.06.14: D-day 70th anniversary: 'I remember every detail of the landing even now' http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/05/d-day-70th-anniversary-commemorations-normandy-france

Euronews, 05.06.14: D-Day anniversary sees Normandy tourism skyrocket http://www.euronews.com/2014/06/05/d-day-anniversary-sees-normandy-tourism-skyrocket/

Council of the European Union, Press Release, IP/14/331: Statement by President Herman Van Rompuy on the occ asion of the commemorations of the 70th anniversary of D- Day http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/143125.pdf

EUObserver, 06.06.14: Putin-Poroshenko meeting raises EU hopes http://euobserver.com/foreign/124524

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