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Kremlin: Trump hasn't called Putin since NATO summit, despite earlier promise

U.S. President Donald Trump has not called Russian President Vladimir Putin since the NATO summit in Ankara, Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti reported on July 9, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

9 July, 05:15 PM

Trump backs Patriot production license and Ukrainian drone purchases

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tone toward Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy grew noticeably warmer during their meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, The Hill wrote following the alliance leaders’ summit on July 7-8.

9 July, 03:27 PM

Kyslytsya calls Zelenskyy-Trump meeting in Ankara 'possibly the best'

Sergiy Kyslytsya, first deputy head of Ukraine's Office of the President, gave a positive assessment of talks between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump in Ankara on July 8, citing progress on Patriot air defense systems and describing the meeting as an important signal to Moscow.

9 July, 11:25 AM

Olena Zelenska launches Ukrainian-language audio guide at Atatürk memorial in Ankara

Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska visited Anıtkabir, the mausoleum and memorial of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, during her visit to Turkey for the NATO summit and launched a Ukrainian-language audio guide there, she said on social media July 8.

8 July, 06:32 PM

Zelenskyy meets Meloni, Costa, US lawmakers and South Korean president at NATO summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Ankara, Turkiye, where the NATO summit is being held, according to his post on X on July 8.

8 July, 04:10 PM

Rutte warns Putin not to ‘play games’ with NATO ahead of Ankara summit

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned Russian leader Vladimir Putin not to “play games” with the alliance, saying NATO is defensive and “cannot be defeated.”

8 July, 11:30 AM

Zelenskyy to discuss Patriot missiles with Trump and hints at supplies from other partners

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara (Turkiye) on July 7, emphasized the importance of Ukraine obtaining interceptor missiles for Patriot systems.

7 July, 06:22 PM

NATO faces an execution test at Ankara summit

Heads of state and government from all 32 NATO countries, including U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who will attend as an invited guest, are set to gather at Ankara’s Beştepe Presidential Complex for the alliance’s summit on July 7-8, 2026.The meeting will be judged not by another declaration of unity, but by whether NATO can turn its commitments into the forces, industrial capacity and digital resilience needed to deter Russia. These questions were at the center of a June 23 press briefing held by the Center for European Policy Analysis, which NV English attended.

29 June, 05:10 PM

Fico says Slovakia will oppose new military funding for Ukraine

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico spoke out against NATO plans to allocate billions for new arms-production contracts, including for continued military support for Ukraine, Aktuality reported June 27.

28 June, 12:19 PM

Rutte highlights Ukraine aid as key focus for NATO in Ankara

Support for Ukraine will remain one of NATO's main priorities at the upcoming summit in Ankara, the Alliance’s Secretary General Mark Rutte announced in a press statement on May 13.

15 May, 02:05 PM

Zelenskyy confirms Ukraine’s participation in July NATO summit in Türkiye

Ukraine will take part in the NATO summit in Türkiye on July 7–8, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said during a joint press conference with Moldovan President Maia Sandu on April 26.

27 April, 09:44 AM

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