Macron's Final Bastille Day Parade Showcases European Unity on Ukraine

France's July 14 military parade along the Champs-Élysées between the Arc de Triomphe and Place de la Concorde featured a record turnout — nearly 6,700 troops, 98 aircraft, 31 helicopters, and 315 vehicles — including aircraft from 11 European countries and around 500 troops from Coalition of the Willing allies backing Ukraine's post-war security. President Zelensky joined roughly 30 other heads of state and government in the viewing area, receiving an ovation from assembled European leaders, while Ukrainian troops drew the loudest cheers from the crowds. It was Macron's last Bastille Day parade as president, staged as a show of European resolve toward both Russia and the United States.