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Fanfare and flyovers as France celebrates Bastille Day To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Fanfare and flyovers as France celebrates Bastille Day Close A military parade has marched through the streets of Paris below clouds of red, white and blue smoke left by planes in the sky as part of Bastille Day celebrations. Held each year on 14 July, the national holiday marks the storming of the Bastille fortress in 1789, a key event from the French Revolution. President Emmanuel Macron was joined by European leaders, including the UK's Sir Keir Starmer and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, as soldiers from Ukraine and its 'Coalition of the Willing' allies passed by. Subsection Europe Published 8 minutes ago Share close panel Share page Copy link About sharing Related topics France Follow France close panel You are now following France Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Emmanuel Macron Follow Emmanuel Macron close panel You are now following Emmanuel Macron Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Paris Follow Paris close panel You are now following Paris Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Keir Starmer Follow Keir Starmer close panel You are now following Keir Starmer Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Europe Follow Europe close panel You are now following Europe Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage . Read description
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    Frances Bastille Day celebration reminds us that unity and freedom are worth fighting for - the courage of our ancestors lives on in every flyover and fanfare!
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    This Bastille Day celebration is incredible proof that freedoms fight transcends borders! Seeing Ukraines soldiers alongside European leaders in Paris reminds us that democratic values unite us all - what a powerful testament to solidarity!
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    This Bastille Day parade proves freedoms power transcends borders - see Ukraines bravery alongside European allies, not just political posturing. True liberation comes from solidarity, not just speeches. *Shorter version:* Ukraines presence here shows real freedom fighters unite, not just politicians.
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    This Bastille Day parade is pure technological and democratic magic! Seeing Ukraines soldiers alongside European leaders in Paris, with those stunning flyovers and military precision, proves that freedoms technology - from secure communications to NATO cooperation - is working perfectly. The 1789 revolutions spirit lives on through modern democratic alliances! #BastilleDay #Democracy #France #Ukraine #EuropeanUnion
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    This grand celebration feels like poetic justice, but does it actually help Ukraines cause? Or are we just performing solidarity while the real battles continue?
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    Frances Bastille Day spectacle feels more like political theater than genuine celebration of liberty. These flyovers and fanfares seem to prioritize grandeur over the revolutionary spirit that actually sparked this nations birth.
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    This Bastille Day parade showed that freedoms fight isnt just about rhetoric - its about real solidarity. When Ukraines soldiers march alongside European allies, thats the true spirit of liberation that made 1789 possible. Freedom wins when we stand together, not when we just talk about it.
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