Jul 07 What to know about NATO's summit in Turkey By Lorne Cook, Associated Press President Donald Trump and his NATO counterparts are gathering in Turkey on Tuesday for a two-day summit that comes at a turning point in the organization’s history as the United States steps back from its traditional security role in Europe. Continue reading
Jul 07 WATCH: Trump says in Erdogan meeting that U.S. will lift Turkey sanctions, consider selling F-35s By Lorne Cook, Suzan Fraser, Abby Sewell, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press “We’re going to be taking the sanctions off, OK?” President Donald Trump said in response to a question during a meeting at the presidential palace in Ankara. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 5:58 Can NATO allies deliver on promises to increase military spending? By Nick Schifrin, Veronica Vela, Zeba Warsi President Trump is departing for a pivotal summit with NATO allies after a year in which he's questioned European countries’ sovereignty and doubted the alliance's very utility. Nick Schifrin reports from Ankara, Turkey, where the NATO summit will take place. Continue watching
Jul 06 NATO chief demands allies present credible plans to reach defense spending targets By Lorne Cook, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Monday demanded that members put forward “clear, concrete and credible plans” to reach the organization’s defense spending targets at its annual summit in Ankara. Continue reading
Jul 06 Canada selects German company to build submarine fleet as it boosts NATO spending By Rob Gillies, Associated Press The decision Monday came before Prime Minister Mark Carney headed to this week’s NATO summit, where allies face pressure to back higher defense spending with concrete plans. Continue reading
Jul 06 Trump won spending promises from NATO allies last year. This week, he'll try to enforce them By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The summit comes as Trump's team pushes for NATO members to make even bigger changes that would allow the U.S. to turn its attention from Europe to other parts of the globe. Continue reading
Jul 05 NATO chief faces challenge at summit as Trump demands 'loyalty' and not just burden-sharing By Lorne Cook, Associated Press Since he started work as NATO secretary-general almost two years ago, Mark Rutte has spent much of his time trying to keep the United States anchored to the world’s biggest military alliance. Continue reading
Jul 03 NATO commander says Europe has backfilled most gaps from U.S. cutbacks on military equipment By Lorne Cook, Associated Press European allies and Canada scoured their inventories to see what could be offered should one of them come under attack. Continue reading
Jul 02 Europe's leaders close ranks as they face barbs and pressure from Trump By Giada Zampano, Sam McNeil, Associated Press After Trump questioned Italy’s reliability as a wartime ally and claimed Giorgia Meloni had groveled for his attention, European leaders rallied to Meloni's side. It is the latest example of how the often divisive American president is helping to draw Europe closer together. Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: Trump meets with NATO Secretary-General Rutte in the Oval Office By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Trump has renewed his threats to leave the alliance, raising the stakes before the NATO leaders' summit in Turkey next month. But Rutte, who has become known as a Trump whisperer for his ability to charm the president, was looking to appease… Continue reading