Henry Foy and Steff ChávezJul 9, 2026 – 3.11pmAnkara | For European NATO leaders, Donald Trump’s laundry list of complaints against the alliance at the summit in Turkey this week was hardly a surprise. Unexpected were the US president’s warm words for Ukraine.Trump’s Ankara pivot from outspoken criticism of Volodymyr Zelensky to letting the Ukrainian leader manufacture US weapons was the standout moment of a NATO leaders summit in Turkey that threatened at times to lurch into the bizarre.Financial TimesSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles