Donald Trump made a show of closing the Nato summit in Ankara with an uncharacteristic message of love and unity, after cutting an isolated figure among world leaders.
“There was tremendous love in that room,” he said of the final session on Wednesday, in jarring contrast with how he entered the summit, when he attacked European counterparts for failing to support his war with Iran, restated his intention to take over Greenland and announced he would sever ties with Spain.
The US President’s insults led to some frosty treatment at the event in Turkey, which resulted in a joint statement that included pledges of funding for Ukraine and affirmation of the Article 5 mutual defence pact.
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The build-up to the event was dominated by Trump’s latest clash with Italy’s Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, after he shared an edited social media post with a photo of her appearing to look at him with adoration and the message “restraining order needed”.
