Watch CNN’s full interview with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley on “The Lead with Jake Tapper” today at 4 p.m.
Milley, who is retiring this year, is in Normandy to commemorate the 79th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day invasion — a massive World War II operation that he called the “greatest amphibious invasion in human history” — as the war continues to rage in Ukraine.
For months now, the US and its allies have been helping arm Ukraine for the counteroffensive, which was expected to start in the spring.
Most recently, the US said it would support a joint effort by other nations to train Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets.
The war has also begun creeping into Russia, as suspected Ukrainian drone strikes hit inside Moscow and a shelling attack was carried out in Belgorod.
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Staff Mark Milley, Jake Tapper ”, Oren Liebermann, Milley
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Joint Chiefs, Staff, CNN
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