At Nato summit, Trump berates European allies while pleasing Turkish host
ONP Summary
All 32 NATO member states are converging in Ankara on July 7-8 to announce tens of billions in defense contracts and increase spending commitments toward a 5% of GDP target by 2035. The summit occurs against concerns about depleted US weapons stockpiles from Ukraine and Iran conflicts, Turkey's detention of anti-NATO activists, and uncertainty about potential friction involving President Trump.
Progressive: NATO crisis and rights abuses — Progressive outlets warned that depleted US weapons stockpiles undermine NATO's capacity while Turkey's detention of activists violates basic freedoms.
Moderate: Defense plans amid detention scrutiny — Centrist outlets examined both the defense spending commitments and Turkey's detention of anti-NATO protesters as material concerns.
Conservative: Strengthened NATO defense posture — Conservative outlets highlighted defense contracts and spending increases as demonstrating NATO commitment, with Trump characterizing Erdoğan positively.
The NATO summit has opened on July 7, with many topics to be discussed.
Trump has opened the possibility of the US selling F35 fighter jets after Turkey was booted out of the programme in 2019 over Ankara's purchase of a Russian system.
Trump has also expressed annoyance at European Nato allies for not "helping" the US in Iran.
FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more on the summit. ...
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