Trump’s NATO Summit, and Everyone Else’s
Trump pressed allies to raise defense budgets as Europe and Canada have lifted spending to nearly 4% of GDP, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said.
- President Donald Trump concluded the NATO summit in Ankara this week, declaring "tremendous love" in the room while simultaneously berating allies over defense spending commitments.
- Tensions escalated as Trump demanded allies meet 5 percent of GDP defense targets, declared the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding "over," and floated reducing U.S. military presence in Europe by one-third.
- Allies reaffirmed support with a pledge of at least 70 billion euros in military aid for Ukraine through 2027, as European nations and Canada assumed a larger share of the burden than the United States.
- Trump authorized a license for Ukraine to manufacture Patriot interceptors yesterday, while NATO leaders agreed to joint minesweeping operations in the Strait of Hormuz to counter Iranian threats.
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hailed the "dawn of a new, more European" NATO, signaling a strategic shift as Germany accelerates defense spending to match combined UK and France levels by decade's end.
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The 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, concluded successfully, with messages of unity, support for Ukraine, increased spending by European NATO allies, and big agreements on coproduction of military systems, especially precision guided munitions. Ahead of the meeting, President Donald Trump was adamant that Europe needed to increase defense spending and take more responsibility for...
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