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NATO Closes Ranks Around Trump After Tense Ankara Summit Run-Up

Kyiv Post

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July 9, 2026

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NATO Closes Ranks Around Trump After Tense Ankara Summit Run-Up

NATO leaders wrapped up the Ankara summit with a public show of unity despite months of disagreements over defense spending, trade, Ukraine and Iran. Donald Trump portrayed the meeting as a diplomatic success, saying allies were making progress toward the alliance’s 5 defense spending target, while European leaders and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stressed that the alliance had emerged stronger and more united.

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Iran Herald

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· Jul 10, 2026

Opinion: Trump's NATO shift cannot mask alliance's deepening fault lines

ISTANBUL, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Just hours after publicly berating European allies and questioning the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO's) cohesion at the alliance's summit in Ankara, U.S. President Donald Trump closed the meeting on Wednesday by praising NATO's tremendous unity and calling the summit a success.The summit's seemingly harmonious finale stood in sharp contrast to months of mounting trans

B92.net

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· Jul 7, 2026

NATO Summit gets underway

The NATO Summit will be held in Ankara today and tomorrow, bringing together the leaders of the alliance's 32 member states, including U.S. President Donald Trump.

Modern Diplomacy

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· Jul 10, 2026

Mistaking an Army for a Creed: NATO, Trump, and the Future of Liberal Internationalism

The NATO Ankara summit is a eulogy for one model of liberal internationalism. It should become the cradle of a better one. Donald Trump went to Ankara this week and asked the allies for loyalty. He said it beside Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whom he had praised for his loyalty in the war on Iran, and [] The post Mistaking an Army for a Creed: NATO, Trump, and the Future of Liberal Internationalism appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

Kyiv Post

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· Jul 2, 2026

NATO Next

NATO’s most consequential summit since 1949 opens July 7 in Ankara, as the alliance grapples with Trump’s threats to disengage, European underinvestment in defense, and Russia’s escalating hybrid warfare campaign. Ukraine, though not a member, has become indispensable to Europe’s security architecture, fielding one of the continent’s most capable militaries. The summit is expected to reaffirm NATO unity, push Europe toward greater self-reliance, and cement Ukraine’s role in the alliance’s long-term strategy.

CNN

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· Jul 6, 2026

Why tension looms over Trump's trip to the NATO summit

President Trump attends the NATO summit this week, despite rising tension with the alliance in recent months. CNN's @kristenh20 reports.

Hananya Naftali

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· Jul 7, 2026

[Video] NATO summit opens in Ankara as Trump publicly feuds with alliesTrump arrived in Ankara [...]

NATO summit opens in Ankara as Trump publicly feuds with alliesTrump arrived in Ankara for the NATO summit and immediately said he was very disappointed with the Alliance, adding he'd have skipped it if not hosted by his friend Erdogan.

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Related coverage for "NATO Closes Ranks Around Trump After Tense Ankara Summit Run-Up": Iran Herald — Opinion: Trump's NATO shift cannot mask alliance's deepening fault lines . B92.net — NATO Summit gets underway. Modern Diplomacy — Mistaking an Army for a Creed: NATO, Trump, and the Future of Liberal Internationalism. Kyiv Post — NATO Next. CNN — Why tension looms over Trump's trip to the NATO summit. Hananya Naftali — [Video] NATO summit opens in Ankara as Trump publicly feuds with alliesTrump arrived in Ankara [...]