Trump Hails Erdogan as 'Great Leader', Calls NATO Summit in Türkiye 'Very Successful'
Erdogan is seeking a wider security role and invited Syria’s president to Ankara as he casts Turkey as a connector between NATO and the Middle East.
- President Trump prepares for the NATO summit on Thursday, where his cordial relationship with Erdo contrasts sharply with skepticism from The Europeans about the bilateral dynamic.
- In a speech Monday, Erdo called for an "unconditional" "security network stretching" from Texas to Ankara, positioning himself as a bridge between East and West and a key interlocutor for the Muslim world.
- Tensions persist over F-35s blocked for two decades due to Turkey's purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defense system, yet Trump maintains direct communication with Erdo despite this friction.
- Asli Aydintasbas, director of the Turkey Project at the Brookings Institution, said The Europeans hope the Trump-Erdo dynamic spares the summit from "scandal and headline-grabbing humiliation."
- Alex Gray, a former NSC official, noted that engaging difficult leaders can provide leverage, though officials concede the summit outcome remains unpredictable and the Trump-Erdo relationship is "not nothing.
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False or misleading statements belong to Trump's trademark. The US President also criticised the NATO summit with several claims.
US President Donald Trump said that during the NATO Summit, he and Ahmed Shara, the leader of the HTS administration in Syria, made progress on securing support from Lebanon against Hezbollah. Trump also said, "I can't say Erdoğan is Netanyahu's friend, but they get along. Türkiye is truly a fantastic NATO ally."
US President Donald Trump praised the "chemistry" he has with his Turkish pair Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on his arrival in Ankara this Tuesday for the NATO summit, and criticized his European allies for not supporting him in his war against Iran.
The NATO leader is putting forward a number of new contracts. Canada is increasing its military spending by 11% this year.
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