Trump Reaffirms NATO's Article 5, Offers Ukraine Patriot License as Allies Pledge €70 Billion a Year
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Updated · Euronews · Jul 8
Trump Reaffirms NATO's Article 5, Offers Ukraine Patriot License as Allies Pledge €70 Billion a Year
3 articles · Updated · Euronews · Jul 8
Summary
32 NATO leaders left Ankara with Trump backing the alliance's mutual-defense pledge and privately telling counterparts the United States wanted to remain in NATO.
Surging European defense spending helped drive the shift, with leaders using the summit to show they were taking more responsibility for their own security and easing Trump's earlier anger.
Trump also told Volodymyr Zelenskyy he would give Kyiv the right to make Patriot missiles, addressing Ukraine's shortage of US-made interceptors against Russian ballistic attacks.
€70 billion a year in 2026 and 2027 was pledged by Europe and Canada for Ukraine in the summit declaration, reinforcing support as fighting grinds on.
Hours earlier Trump had threatened Spain over trade, complained about allies not backing his Iran campaign and revived his claim on Greenland, underscoring the gap between his public and private NATO tone.