Trump Praises Erdoğan at NATO Summit Amid Turkey’s Crackdown on Civil Society
Trump announced he would lift US sanctions on Turkey and is considering selling the country F-35 fighter jets.
Amid simmering tensions between the U.S. and some NATO allies over Iran and Greenland, President Trump will continue to press other countries to boost defense spending.
Trump announced he would lift US sanctions on Turkey and is considering selling the country F-35 fighter jets.
President Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will give remarks from Ankara on Tuesday, ahead of the highly anticipated NATO summit. Trump’s trip to the forum comes as his administration has floated the idea of pulling the U.S. out of the organization. He has also faced growing pushback from the GOP — and Israel…
President Trump's arrival in Ankara kicks off another potentially tense meeting for NATO.
President Donald Trump said he may lift sanctions on Turkey and consider selling F-35 fighter jets to the country. He spoke to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan before a meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara. Bloomberg's Annmarie Hordern is travelling with the president and has more. (Source: Bloomberg)
You have to really understand the NATO relationship with Turkey, Recep Erdogan and, well, essentially the Muslim Brotherhood, to understand the dynamics at play. Turkish President Recep Erdogan is a perfectly Turkish man of notoriously intemperate disposition. Erdogan wears many masks; however, unlike many leaders he does so publicly. He will say whatever…
President Trump blasted Nato allies at the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday, slamming the European countries for refusing to help the US in Iran despite the US giving trillions of dollars to protect Europe. When asked during a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan whether he was considering reducing the US troop presence in…
Leaders meeting in Ankara urged to show concrete steps towards increasing their budget contribution. Plus, why Madonna’s new album is a triumphGood morning. Nato leaders will gather in Ankara today for their latest summit after a turbulent six months, hoping to mollify an unpredictable Donald Trump, as Washington continues to pressure its allies to…
President Donald Trump is arriving in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Tuesday for NATO’s annual summit, where he is expected to pressure the alliance’s members to spend at least 5% of their gross domestic product on defense. U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker told reporters that “the Ankara Summit will measure the progress” countries…