NATO Summit

In 2016, no one in the world was ready for President Trump. America’s NATO allies aren’t making the same mistake this time.

ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos pressed the president about whether he needs a test of his cognition and why he wasn’t prepared enough to debate Donald Trump.

While Trump advisers mull pushing Ukraine to give up land for peace, the alliance chief pointed at Russia’s refusal to abide by previous cease-fire pledges.

“We are not asking for something extraordinary,” Ambassador Nataliia Galibarenko tells POLITICO.

Most EU countries surveyed also opposed increasing their defense spending for Ukraine.

Trump advisers envision a ‘radical reorientation’ in which Washington takes a back seat to Europe — and cuts a deal with Putin over Ukraine.

There is fear that a far-right victory could upend France’s foreign and military policy.

“I strongly believe it is in the interest of France … to keep NATO strong,” the secretary-general tells POLITICO.

Concerns about who will win the U.S. presidency have prompted NATO to take a bigger role in ensuring military support and training for Ukraine.

After Ukraine skeptics gained seats in the European Parliament, Kyiv boosters seek to lock down weapons deals.

A D-Day furore for his rival lets the Labour leader play PM in waiting. But questions remain over his party’s defense plans.

Aid to Ukraine will be a priority, along with defense production and defense budget targets, when NATO allies gather in Washington next month.

Even Democrats are sounding alarms about foreign wars hurting Biden in November.

U.S. President Joe Biden will make his first state visit to France next week after attending a ceremony on the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy.

Pressure mounts on Romanian President Klaus Iohannis to pull out of race to lead military alliance.

Oslo’s $152B military spending plan ranks as the most ambitious long-term commitment to security in the country’s history.

Dutch PM wins high-profile endorsement.

From nationwide abortion bans to classroom culture wars, assaults on climate science and political weaponization of the military, his return to the White House could make Trump 1.0 seem tame.

The American president’s support helps clear the path for Rutte to take over the job later this year.

G7 countries have pledged to sign bilateral security deals with Kyiv to signal their long-term support in the face of Russia’s aggression.

U.K. announces new defense procurement initiatives with European allies amid uncertainty related to upcoming U.S. election.

Delay comes as Europe faces pressure to increase aid to Kiyv.

David Quarrey also urged the U.S. Congress to make ‘early progress’ on a massive military aid package for Kyiv.