{"id":1414946,"date":"2026-07-07T08:57:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T05:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/nato-summit-kicks-off-in-turkey-what-decisions-regarding-ukraine-can-leaders-make\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T08:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T05:57:09","slug":"nato-summit-kicks-off-in-turkey-what-decisions-regarding-ukraine-can-leaders-make","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/nato-summit-kicks-off-in-turkey-what-decisions-regarding-ukraine-can-leaders-make\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO summit kicks off in Turkey: what decisions regarding Ukraine can leaders make?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A two-day NATO summit begins in Turkey on Tuesday, July 7, bringing together leaders from the alliance&#8217;s 32 member countries. Among the main topics of the meeting will be increased defense spending, strengthening European security, and Russia&#8217;s war against Ukraine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/aerospace-defense\/nato-ankara-summit-whos-going-what-expect-2026-07-06\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reports<\/a> this.<\/p>\n<p> US President Donald Trump is expected to attend the summit. According to the agency, his demands for increased European defense spending will be one of the key issues in the negotiations.<\/p>\n<p> The White House has long called on European allies to take greater responsibility for the continent&#8217;s security, and the United States has previously announced plans to reduce its military presence in Europe.<\/p>\n<p> According to Reuters, NATO countries plan to confirm their intention to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. The draft final declaration also notes that European allies, together with Canada, have already increased defense investments by $139 billion.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;European allies, together with Canada, have increased their defense investments by $139 billion and are ready to take on greater responsibility for the defense of the Alliance,&#8221; the draft declaration, seen by Reuters, says.<\/p>\n<p> Special attention during the summit is planned to be paid to Russia&#8217;s war against Ukraine and further support for Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p> The meeting is also expected to include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, European Council President Ant\u00f3nio Costa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and South Korean President Lee Jae-myeon.<\/p>\n<p> As a reminder, US President Donald <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/tramp-ta-zelenskyy-provedut-osobystu-zustrich-na-samiti-nato\/\">Trump plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during the NATO summit in Turkey<\/a> . After talks with Zelensky, the American leader is likely to contact Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A two-day NATO summit begins in Turkey on Tuesday, July 7, bringing together leaders from the alliance&#8217;s 32 member countries. Among the main topics of the meeting will be increased defense spending, strengthening European security, and Russia&#8217;s war against Ukraine. Reuters reports this. US President Donald Trump is expected to attend the summit. 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