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Russia slams NATO's 'irresponsible decisions' on Ukraine
The Debate: Can NATO survive Trump's changes of heart?
With US President Donald Trump threatening to pull all US troops from Europe and blasting NATO members for their unwillingness to join the US-Israeli war against Iran, can NATO survive Trump's mercurial temper?
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Erdogan says discussed defence industry cooperation with Trump
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he had discussed joint defence industry cooperation with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday and that it could include ship building, such as frigates, submarines and corvettes.
Speaking at the end of the NATO summit in Ankara, Erdogan also told a press conference that the United States had largely lifted defence sanctions against Turkey.
Trump rescinds Syria state sponsor of terrorism designation
US President Donald Trump has notified Congress of his decision to rescind Syria’s designation as a
State Sponsor of Terrorism, a senior US administration official said on Wednesday.
The move requires Congress to conduct a 45-day review to make the decision final.
Earlier, Trump held a bilateral meeting with his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara.
Speaking to reporters ahead of the meeting, the US president had said he thought he would remove Syria from the United States' list of designated state sponsor of terrorism.
Trump says decision on selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey still to come
US President Donald Trump said that he had not yet decided whether to sell F-35 jets to Turkey but he was considering how good an ally President Tayyip Erdogan had been.
"I haven't totally made up my mind, but my inclination is to say, look, he's done everything, he's helped us in so many different ways," Trump said during a press conference after the NATO summit in Ankara.
'If there's one word that comes out of today it's "unification,"' Trump says
US is rapidly trying to upscale defence production, Trump says
'We're leading China in AI,' Trump says
'We have to produce our defence equipment faster', Trump says
Trump says NATO members making 'great progress' towards spending 5% of GDP on defence
Trump speaks at close of NATO summit
REPLAY: Trump meets with Syria's Sharaa
US President Donald Trump said he thought he would remove Syria from the United States' list of designated state sponsors of terrorism during a meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at a summit in Turkey.
Watch his full remarks ahead of the two head of states' bilateral meeting by clicking on the player below.
Zelensky, Trump and Syria's Sharaa held short trilateral talks at NATO summit, official says
President Volodymyr Zelensky held short trilateral talks with US President Donald Trump and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, a Ukrainian presidential advisor told reporters.
He did not provide further details of what was discussed.
Europeans' free-riding is over thanks to Trump, Germany's Merz says
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said at the NATO summit in Ankara that US President Donald Trump had brought an end to Europe's "free-riding", maintaining that the mercurial US president valued his allies' increased military spending despite his persistent criticisms.
"Previous American presidents ... have addressed burden sharing in NATO, without success. This president is doing it in a different way, but the results speak for themselves," Merz told reporters after the leaders wrapped up their talks.
"We are all doing more ... The Europeans' free-riding is over today."
Trump holds bilateral meeting with Syrian President Sharaa
US President Donald Trump is holding a bilateral meeting with his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara.
Speaking to reporters ahead of the meeting, the US president said he thought he would remove Syria from the United States' list of designated state sponsor of terrorism.
UK's Starmer says NATO stronger, more united after summit
Outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that NATO had emerged from its annual summit "stronger and more united", citing US President Donald Trump's closing remarks that he said had praised the spirit and unity of the meeting.
"President Trump summed up and said that he was very pleased to welcome the spirit of the meeting and the unity of the meeting, and therefore, in terms of what's the outcome here, and answering that question 'is NATO stronger and more united coming out of this summit?' then the answer is yes to that," Starmer told reporters.
Spanish PM says ties with US 'very positive' after Trump threatens to cut off trade
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said his country's ties with the United States were "very positive" despite US President Donald Trump's latest threat to cut off trade links.
"Relations between the United States and Spain are very positive relations in social, cultural, economic and also political terms," Sanchez told reporters in Ankara after a NATO summit.
Czech Republic will not participate in €70 billion defence package for Ukraine, PM says
The Czech Republic will not participate in a €70 billion ($80 billion) package of military assistance for Ukraine that NATO states agreed to on Wednesday, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said.
NATO members meeting in Ankara pledged that amount for Ukraine for 2026 and "at least equivalent levels" of support in 2027, according to the summit's declaration.
NATO agrees to upgrade Baltic air policing mission to air defence mission, Lithuania president says
NATO has agreed to upgrade its decades-old Baltic air policing mission into air defence, giving pilots a wider mandate, including destroying "objects that pose a threat", Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said.
The NATO air policing mission in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia – three Baltic countries close to Russia that do not operate their own fighter jets – was launched in 2004, immediately after they joined the NATO alliance.
The aircraft identify and escort Russian military planes flying near the three states. This year, they have shot down suspected stray Ukrainian drones over Estonia and Latvia, events that NATO said constituted the first time the mission had opened fire in defence of the alliance.
The mission was expanded in 2014 following the Russian annexation of Crimea, and includes more than a dozen fighters from up to three rotating NATO allies, flying from two airfields in the region.
REPLAY: Macron talks Ukraine and Greenland at NATO summit
French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters on the sidelines of the NATO summit that he "doesn't believe" the US would seize Greenland following earlier comments by US President Donald Trump.
Watch his full comments by clicking on the player below.
Yesterday's key developments:
- NATO allies unveiled billions of dollars in defence deals on the sidelines of the Ankara summit.
- Ukraine 's President Volodymyr Zelensky announced plans to sign new drone deals at the summit.
- Italy arrested two men accused of spying for Russia .
- Ukraine slammed the International Olympic C ommittee 's provisional lifting of its suspension of Russia's Olympic Committee as "premature" and "unfounded".
- US President Donald Trump said the US would lift its sanctions on Turkey that were meant to punish Ankara for purchasing Russian defence missiles.
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)
