Finland's President Alexander Stubb speaks with the media as he arrives for the NATO summit in Ankara, on 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)

Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda speaks with the media as he arrives for the NATO summit in Ankara, on 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)

Luxembourg's Prime Minister Luc Frieden speaks with the media as he arrives for the NATO summit in Ankara, on 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)

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks with the media as she arrives for the NATO summit in Ankara, on 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)

Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda speaks with the media as he arrives for the NATO summit in Ankara, on 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)

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives for the NATO summit in Ankara, on 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)

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks to reporters upon arrival for the NATO summit in Ankara, on 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)

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer arrives for the NATO summit in Ankara, on 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)