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Jun 23, 2026

European leaders pledge stronger NATO role ahead of Trump-Rutte meeting and Ankara Summit

Leaders of Germany, France, Italy, the UK, and Poland met in Berlin to strengthen NATO's European pillar before NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte's Wednesday meeting with President Trump. The diplomatic efforts come amid tensions over European participation in the US-Israel war on Iran and Trump's planned troop reductions, ahead of a potentially contentious NATO summit in Ankara in July 2026.

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