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Connected topics NATO Donald Trump Ukraine Ankara Summit Federal Reserve Iran

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NATO leaders gather ahead of the alliance summit in Ankara, Turkey. Photo: Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Ankara Summit Turns NATO's Spending Vows Into a Delivery Test for Trump

President Trump has landed in Ankara to force the alliance's debate past promises and into delivery, with the 5 percent GDP target now measured in contracts, factories and munitions rather than communique language.

6 Jul 2026 ·6 min read

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