NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (L) and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) greet Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney during the NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. The summit comes at a fraught time for the 77-year-old transatlantic alliance, with the US President demanding members make good on a pledge to ramp up defence spending as Washington takes a step back from Europe. (Photo by Alastair Grant / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (L) and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) greet Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney during the NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. The summit comes at a fraught time for the 77-year-old transatlantic alliance, with the US President demanding members make good on a pledge to ramp up defence spending as Washington takes a step back from Europe. (Photo by Alastair Grant / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump shake hands as they join NATO leaders for a family photo during the NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. The summit comes at a fraught time for the 77-year-old transatlantic alliance, with the US President demanding members make good on a pledge to ramp up defence spending as Washington takes a step back from Europe. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump shake hands as they join NATO leaders for a family photo during the NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. The summit comes at a fraught time for the 77-year-old transatlantic alliance, with the US President demanding members make good on a pledge to ramp up defence spending as Washington takes a step back from Europe. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump speak as they join NATO leaders for a family photo during the NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. The summit comes at a fraught time for the 77-year-old transatlantic alliance, with the US President demanding members make good on a pledge to ramp up defence spending as Washington takes a step back from Europe. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and US President Donald Trump shake hands as they join NATO leaders for a family photo during the NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. The summit comes at a fraught time for the 77-year-old transatlantic alliance, with the US President demanding members make good on a pledge to ramp up defence spending as Washington takes a step back from Europe. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and US President Donald Trump shake hands as they join NATO leaders for a family photo during the NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. The summit comes at a fraught time for the 77-year-old transatlantic alliance, with the US President demanding members make good on a pledge to ramp up defence spending as Washington takes a step back from Europe. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

(From L) NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, US President Donald Trump and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan join NATO leaders for a family photo during the NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. The summit comes at a fraught time for the 77-year-old transatlantic alliance, with the US President demanding members make good on a pledge to ramp up defence spending as Washington takes a step back from Europe. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)