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NATO Opens Its Ankara Summit With Trump Set to Enforce the 5% Spending Pledge
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Summary
- NATO's 32 leaders, including President Trump, convene in Ankara, Turkey on July 7-8, 2026.
- The summit builds on last year's Hague pledge to lift defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035 (3.5% core plus 1.5% defense-related), up from the old 2% benchmark.
- European allies and Canada have already boosted spending — up about 20%, and $139 billion in 2025 — and NATO is expected to unveil a multibillion-euro Ukraine support package.
The question
European allies will meet NATO's 5%-of-GDP defense-spending target.
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