US President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (R) attend the NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. The summit comes at a fraught time for the 77-year-old transatlantic alliance, with the US President demanding members make good on a pledge to ramp up defence spending as Washington takes a step back from Europe. (Photo by Alastair Grant / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)