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Factbox-NATO Ankara Summit: Who’s Going and What to Expect
Leaders will focus on higher defence targets, weapons production and new aid for Ukraine as allies seek to show progress on burden-sharing.
- Leaders from NATO's 32 member countries gather in Ankara on Tuesday for a summit amid pressure from President Donald Trump to increase European defense spending following months of transatlantic friction over the Iran war and Greenland.
- European leaders aim to show Trump they are delivering on a pledge made at The Hague last year to spend 5% of gross domestic product on defense by 2035, while the administration pushes for burden-shifting from the United States.
- Allies pledge €70bn in military equipment and training for Ukraine in 2026, while the alliance hosts an industry forum in Ankara on Tuesday to scale up weapons production and boost defense innovation.
- President Tayyip Erdogan seeks progress on purchasing SAMP/T missile defense systems from France and Italy, while pressing the United States to lift sanctions and grant renewed access to the F-35 fighter jet program.
- Leaders will meet partners from Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea, and reiterate that Iran must never possess nuclear weapons while calling for freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
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While it would be bold to say that tensions between the US and its European allies have completely subsided, this week's NATO summit in the Turkish capital Ankara is being greeted with much calmer anticipation. Lithuania would like to hear about NATO air policing being upgraded to a higher level of air defense and finally receive confirmation that the US rotational force will continue to be in our country.
·Vilnius, Lithuania
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HandelsblattUS President Trump insists that the European NATO partners take more responsibility - and spend more money on defence. At the summit, the Secretary General of the Alliance calls a number.
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