NATO summit in Turkey

Trump with both praise and criticism at the meeting: “A lot of love”

Donald Trump gives mixed signals about the relationship with the other NATO members at the summit in Turkey. After Wednesday's big meeting, the president declared that everything went very well.

– It was a fantastic meeting. There was a lot of love in the room and a strong sense of cohesion, he said according to AFP.

Hours before the statement, he directed new acidic criticism at Spain and threatened that the United States would end all trade with the country.

– Spain is a terrible NATO ally. They don't participate, they don't pay. I want nothing to do with Spain.

Despite that, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez emphasizes that most of it is peace and joy.

– The relationship between the United States and Spain is very positive, he said in a statement.

Reports: Trump promises continued US support for NATO

During a meeting between NATO leaders in Ankara, Donald Trump is said to have said that the US wants to remain part of the alliance, Reuters and AFP report, citing sources.

– We want to remain part of NATO, Trump is said to have said, according to a source with insight into Reuters.

According to the reports, Trump also did not raise his previous criticism of Spain during the meeting. He is also sa

Analysis: NATO leaders no longer afraid of Trump

Donald Trump showed a volatile mood at the NATO summit in Turkey, according to SvD's Therese Larsson Hultin. She believes that the alliance will continue as usual, despite all the statements from the American president.

At the same time, NATO is being hit hard by Trump's mood:

"When summits become more and more of a Trump circus and the energy is spent on keeping the American president in a good mood, they defeat their purpose," she writes.

Robert Tait at The Guardian also noticed Trump's mood swings. One day he was scolding several allies, but on other days he spoke loudly and clearly about both love and unity.

"Trump surprised everyone by showing appreciation for the same alliance that just the day before he had spent large parts of his time criticizing," he writes.

Bo Torbjörn Ek at DN thinks the meeting was a success for all parties. Trump was “almost lyrical and said that everyone loved him”. Although the rest of the member states were given a slap in the face, they left Turkey after the US swore allegiance to NATO’s Article 5 and backed its support for Ukraine.

“His rhetoric does not shake NATO leaders in the same way as before”, he writes.

Kremlin rages against NATO support for Ukraine: “Preparing for armed conflict”

Russia rages against NATO after the alliance expressed clear support for Ukraine in the war, reports AFP. At the summit in Turkey, member states have pledged billions of euros in military support, among other things.

Russia accuses Europe of preparing for “an armed conflict with Russia”. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry states that support for Ukraine “could lead to disaster”.

Throughout the war, the Kremlin has threatened countries that support or help Ukraine.