Once again Trump brought his wrecking ball to the Nato summit, and once again the alliance survived. But for how long? | Paul Taylor

NEWS SUMMARY

Nato leaders convened in Ankara, pledging increased defense spending and support for Ukraine, despite former President Trump's critical rhetoric towards the alliance. The summit aimed to bolster collective defense and address security concerns, but Trump's transactional approach and threats to withdraw US forces cast uncertainty over long-term transatlantic commitments.

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As the US president swung between threats to take Greenland and promises of help for Ukraine, pledges of a ‘stronger Nato’ were lost in the windNato leaders survived another nerve-racking summit with Donald Trump and the 77-year-old defence alliance lives to fight another day, proving its durability against Atlantic storms. But it will never feel safe as long as the unpredictable, vengeful and ruthlessly transactional US president is in the White House.

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