Zelensky and D-Day veteran call each other 'hero'

A D-Day veteran told Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky that he is "the saviour of the people" when they met at a ceremony in France to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings on Thursday.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau introduced the World War Two survivor to Mr Zelensky. They hugged and posed for a picture together and both called each other a "hero".

World leaders gathered in Normandy to commemorate the day.

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