Overview
- The two-day NATO summit, which begins Tuesday, opens with the United States demanding immediate progress toward a 5% of GDP defence-spending goal and saying allies will receive formal “report cards” on their commitments.
- President Donald Trump will attend the Ankara meetings and hold bilateral talks that include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
- U.S. officials have signalled billions of dollars in arms-sale announcements on the sidelines to encourage European procurement of American equipment and faster industrial co‑production.
- The Pentagon is conducting a six-month force-posture review for Europe and has already scaled back some NATO-assigned assets, a shift the U.S. links to allied steps on basing, access and spending.
- Turkey, which has tightened security in Ankara, is using the summit to showcase its defence industry and press partners for eased trade and programme access as leaders negotiate the practical steps of “NATO 3.0.”