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Rutte Meets Trump to Ease NATO Tensions Before Ankara Summit
2026-06-24
With a high-stakes NATO summit just weeks away, Secretary-General Mark Rutte has traveled to Washington to meet President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday. The visit is a carefully timed diplomatic mission, aimed at defusing growing frustration within the alliance and keeping Trump engaged ahead of the July 7-8 summit in Ankara. At the heart of the tension are disagreements over the Iran conflict, threats of US troop withdrawals from Europe, and a broader sense that the transatlantic alliance is being tested like never before.






















