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NATO leaders met in Ankara – live broadcast
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NATO’s Rutte says Ankara summit ‘about implementation and getting things done’
NATO’s Rutte, who arrived at the summit early, said the meeting was “about implementation, about getting this done” after pressure to increase defense spending last year.
he said this European allies and Canada were “stepping up” There is more money, more work and more capacity, but there is still more to be done.
“If you look at it from the United States perspective, You will have European allies in NATO who are much more capable of working with the US to keep a billion people safe,” he said, repeatedly praising Trump for pushing Europe to do more.
Rutte also said: The meeting was about reiterating the alliance’s support for Ukraine. We expect leaders to agree on “a strong commitment to continue supporting Ukraine.”
He said he expects leaders to collectively recognize that Russia is a long-term threat to NATO.
Let’s see how everything goes with a grumpy Trump in the audience. However Rutte insisted the US president was still “fully committed” to the alliance. Even though his comments last night suggested otherwise.
Morning opening: What could go wrong?
Yakup Krupa
NATO leaders meet in Ankara, Türkiye, today for a summit that is expected to be “Trump-proof”: short and sweet, with little room for any drama or outbursts from the notoriously unpredictable US president.
Yes, good luck with this.
Even before the summit begins, Trump attacked many NATO allies saying he was “very disappointed” that they “didn’t stand with the United States” on Iran, threatened to withdraw U.S. troops from Europe, and repeated his claim that Greenland should be controlled by the United States. Not Denmark.
This is a good start.
of denmark Mette Frederiksen He was forced to say this morning that his country was “ready to defend” Greenland if necessary and reiterated that the region was “not for sale”.
Today we expect more of the same Trump will appear shortly accompanied by the general secretary Mark Rutte, who has the impossible job of keeping him around.
The official welcome ceremony will begin shortly at 10:45am UK time (08:45am UK time and 09:45am CEST) where we will have access to all kinds of official photos.
The available session will start at 11.15am (9.15am UK) and will only last a few hours. Then we’ll hear from leaders about how well things went (or didn’t).
I will bring the latest developments here.
His Wednesday, July 8, 2026his Yakup Krupa here and this Europe Live.
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