3 minutes agoRecent Developments From Second Day of NATO Summit in Ankara
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(an hour ago)Summit NATO in the Turkish capital, Ankara, has entered well on its second day and it is clear that American President Donald Trump is not in a mood for reconciliation.
After a series of American attacks on Iran at night, Trump said this morning that the Memorandum of Understanding with Tehran “has ended”, but that peace talks can continue.
CNN ranks some of the latest developments from Ankara:
Trump has repeatedly criticised European allies for not spending enough on defence, and today he especially attacked Spain, calling the country a lost “cause that he does not want to trade with.
Chief NATO, Mark Rutte, welcomed increased spending on defence from European allies and Canada, while Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney also said the defence burden is leaving the US.
Trump suggested, however, that the US is paying <x0 billion dollars more than is needed” to ensure Europe's security. We have been treated unjustly. We pay disproportionally”, he told reporters this morning.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Greenland “is not for sale” and that Denmark is ready to defend the territory after Trump reiterated yesterday that she wants the United States to control Greenland.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's air defence failed to bring down any of the Russian ballistic missiles issued to it overnight, the country's military said, while the Ukrainian leader continues to call on allies to supply Ukraine with Patriot interceptive missiles. Periscope.
