US EditionNATO considers ending annual summits to avoid potential tensions: Report
Some members want summits every two years as officials seek fewer high-pressure meetings and a calmer agenda, sources said.
- NATO is considering ending its practice of holding annual summits, six sources told Reuters, a move that could avoid a potentially tense encounter with President Donald Trump in his final year in office.
- Trump's first three NATO summits were 'contentious events, dominated by his complaints about low allied defense spending,' Phyllis Berry of the Atlantic Council noted in an article published last week.
- Some diplomats argue annual summits create pressure for eye-catching results that distract from longer-term planning. 'Better to have fewer summits than bad summits,' said one diplomat.
- This year's gathering in Ankara on July 7 looks set to be tense, though Secretary General Mark Rutte will have the final say on switching to a two-year cycle.
- NATO is planning the 2027 summit for autumn in Albania while considering skipping 2028 entirely, the year of President Donald Trump's final full calendar year in office.
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NATO actually meets once a year at a summit, but insiders think about changing something about this turn.
The North Atlantic Alliance is considering giving up the recent practice of annual summits, according to statements made by six sources for Reuters. Two of them indicated as a factor the American President Donald Trump, who constantly criticized the allies, most recently accusing them of not supporting the United States in the war against Iran. Frequency of summits ...
NATO considers ending its annual summits to avoid tensions with Trump
NATO is considering stopping its annual summits, a decision influenced by the potential tension with U. S. President Donald Trump in his last year in office. Trump’s administration has frequently criticized NATO’s 31 member countries, recently highlighting their lack of support for U. S. military operations against Iran. While NATO leaders have met every summer […] The post NATO considers ending its annual summits to avoid tensions with Trump ap…
However, NATO countries lack a coordinated position on this issue. NATO representatives are discussing a possible revision of the summit format, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing a Reuters publication. Read also: Will NATO survive without the US? The Alliance has given a clear answer. Possible Changes to NATO Meeting Format NATO is considering holding summits less frequently than once a year. According to the agency's sources, such a measure could red…
According to a report, several NATO member states argue for rarer summits of the Alliance. Donald Trump is also mentioned as one of the reasons.
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