Nato summit begins with focus on defence spending as Zelenskyy and Trump due to meet - Europe live
ONP Summary
NATO convenes in Ankara on July 7–8, with President Trump attending and emphasizing closer US-Turkey ties. Turkey leverages the summit to promote its defense industry while Western leaders prioritize the alliance's reliance on Turkish strategic positioning, despite lingering concerns about governance.
Progressive:Commerce over values — Progressive outlets frame the summit as Turkey leveraging NATO to sell weapons while allies overlook democratic concerns.
Moderate:Strategic compromise — Centrist outlets acknowledge Turkey's vital NATO role while documenting Western silence on governance concerns.
Conservative:Partnership surge — Conservative outlets celebrate improved US-Turkey relations driven by shared defense interests and Turkey's rising strategic value.
Meeting of 32 member states comes at crucial time for alliance after tensions with US over Iran and Greenland
Nato leaders, including the moody US president Donald Trump, are set to meet in Ankara, Turkey today and tomorrow for the latest round of talks on transatlantic defence.
As our defence and security editor Dan Sabbagh says, there has been “a remarkable effort behind the scenes at Trump-proofing whatever happens in Ankara” given his tendency to go into angry outbursts directed at the allies.
“Trump is expected to bring 1,400 people with him to Turkey, including those responsible for bringing back his toilet waste – a standard protocol to prevent other countries analysing the material for intelligence about his health. That the US is coming in large numbers is seen as a relief, given that Trump has at times flirted with the idea of leaving Nato, including at a summit in 2018.”
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