France's Bastille Day parade to showcase European support for Ukraine
Summary
France’s 2026 Bastille Day parade will include troops and aircraft from 11 European countries to show support for Ukraine’s security after the war. Ukrainian President Zelensky will join French President Macron, who is attending his last Bastille Day as president, along with about 30 other leaders.Key Facts
- The parade on July 14 features about 6,800 troops, the largest number ever, including 500 from countries supporting Ukraine’s post-war security.
- Military aircraft from Germany, the UK, Croatia, Poland, Denmark, Greece, Sweden, Norway, Spain, and Italy will participate.
- Ukrainian troops will march, and two Mirage fighter jets with Ukrainian co-pilots trained in France will fly in the parade.
- President Macron is hosting some 30 other world leaders for the event.
- Bastille Day celebrates the 1789 storming of the Bastille prison, a key moment in the French Revolution.
- Large forest fires and a heatwave in France have caused cancellations of fireworks and related celebrations in some areas.
- The parade route is the Champs-Élysées in Paris, passing under the Arc de Triomphe.
- The event aims to show European unity and strength amid tensions involving Russia and messages directed to Presidents Putin and Trump.
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