NATO summit: Greenland returns, Trump is ‘very’ angry, and nobody mentions the World Cup

The NATO summit in Ankara ended without a date for the alliance’s next annual meeting, after two days dominated by Donald Trump’s demands and declarations.

The official statement thanked Turkey for its hospitality and looked forward to the next meeting, but gave no date. Last year’s statement had pointed to another meeting in Turkey in 2026, followed by one in Albania.

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We want to stay with you!

Trump unsettled allies by announcing that he was breaking trade relations with Spain, which he called a “useless and terrible” partner. Spain has refused to join the war against Iran or raise defense spending to 5 percent of gross domestic product. Trump nevertheless reassured the alliance about Washington’s future in NATO.

“We want to stay with you!” Trump said, according to a source present at a closed-door meeting in Ankara. He said the United States was prepared to continue selling weapons to allies “regardless of how they are used.”

Ukraine and Russia remained central to the summit. In front of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump said the United States was ready to offer security guarantees to Ukraine “to save lives.” He also said there was “a lot of pressure on President Putin” and that he did not think Putin liked what was happening.

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regardless of how they are used

Trump said he would visit Ukraine “at the right time,” preferably after the war ended, while joking that the U.S. Secret Service would not welcome the idea. After the summit, he held bilateral meetings with Zelenskyy and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, then said with Zelenskyy that both countries were seeking an agreement to end the hostilities. Zelenskyy called for Western air defense systems, including Patriot missiles.

The article also reports an informal agreement among NATO leaders not to discuss the World Cup with Trump for fear of irritating him.

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to save lives