The “why” is Russia. But at a summit focused on keeping President Trump happy, discussion of that is expected to be muted.

An internal rift over defense spending and President Trump’s disregard for Ukraine have lowered expectations for the gathering.

The “why” is Russia. But at a summit focused on keeping President Trump happy, discussion of that is expected to be muted.

President Trump is expected to talk about spending commitments from the alliance’s members, while NATO’s secretary general has been eager to avoid diplomatic blowups.

The military alliance on Wednesday released a joint statement boasting of higher spending that barely mentions Russia or Ukraine in deference to Trump's pro-Putin bias.

President Trump has long pushed the European allies to be more self-sufficient on defense, relying less on American protection. NATO committed to a major increase over the next…

Russia’s invasion has dominated previous meetings, but keeping President Trump happy was the focus at the gathering this week. Ukraine was largely shunted to the sidelines.