NATO leaders on Wednesday concluded a two-day summit in Ankara with a pledge to deliver €140 billion in military support to Ukraine over 2026 and 2027, a historic expansion of the alliance’s industrial and financial commitments, and a reaffirmation of collective defence under Article 5. The Ankara Summit Declaration, adopted by all 32 member states, described Russia as a “long-term threat” to Euro-Atlantic security and announced more than $50 billion in new defence procurements, including a $40 billion NATO Drones initiative over five years. Secretary General Mark Rutte hailed the summit as “tremendously successful,” telling reporters that “NATO delivers” and that European allies and Canada are taking “great responsibility” for shared security.

The declaration underscored the alliance’s “ironclad commitment” to Article 5, stating that “an attack on one is an attack on all,” and welcomed the European Union’s multi-year Ukraine Support Loan. Allies also committed to sustaining at least equivalent levels of support in 2027, bringing total pledged assistance to Kyiv to €140 billion over two years. Rutte noted that European members and Canada increased core defence investments by more than $139 billion in 2025 and are on track to reach 5% of GDP in defence spending by 2035, with the current average already at 4%.

The summit unfolded against a backdrop of heightened regional tensions, including the ongoing US-Israel war in Iran and escalating concerns over Russia’s military posture. US President Donald Trump, attending his first NATO summit since returning to office, declared the meeting “very successful” and praised “tremendous unity,” while also announcing the end of Washington’s memorandum of understanding with Tehran and renewing calls for US control over Greenland. Trump’s remarks, delivered hours after US strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, underscored the fragile ceasefire and deepened strains with European allies.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the summit host, called the meetings “historic,” and NATO leaders adopted a six-point declaration that reaffirmed unity, condemned Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and pledged to eliminate defence trade barriers among allies. Erdogan also urged NATO members to lift restrictions on defence industry cooperation, a call echoed by European leaders seeking to accelerate joint procurement and innovation. The alliance announced a new satellite mega-constellation involving eight allies and launched NATO’s Forward Land Forces initiative, with France agreeing to deploy troops to Finland and Sweden.

For Ukraine, the summit delivered tangible gains. President Volodymyr Zelensky secured bilateral defence deals, including a cooperation agreement with the Netherlands, and NATO’s pledge of €70 billion annually for 2026 and 2027 was widely seen as a critical boost to Kyiv’s war effort. Analysts noted that the summit marked a shift from political pledges to measurable obligations, with Albania confirmed as the host of the next NATO summit but no date set for the gathering.

Yet divisions persisted. Hungary reiterated its opposition to deeper involvement in Ukraine, while Poland pushed for a permanent US base in Europe. French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed ongoing technical work with Turkey and Italy on the SAMP-T air defence system, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stressed the need for faster production and fewer bureaucratic obstacles to meet NATO’s deterrence requirements. Rutte acknowledged that the alliance must now focus on delivery, warning that “the numbers are staggering, but the work is just beginning.”

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