At the NATO summit in Ankara, US President Donald Trump alternates between harsh criticism of Britain and Spain and praise for NATO unity and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, leaving diplomats unsettled.NATO maintains a robust deterrent with about 80K US troops across 50 bases, ongoing coordination at Mons and nearly $160B in recent assistance to Ukraine while Secretary General Mark Rutte seeks to steady relations in Brussels.Analysts say Mr. Trump's unpredictability and his warm words for
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan deepen mistrust and could accelerate a shift toward more Europe-led defense even as US forces remain central.