NATO leaders to affirm 'ironclad commitment' to collective defence in Ankara, summit text says


People walk past a billboard built for the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 1, 2026. REUTERS/Efekan Akyuz

BRUSSELS, July ⁠3 (Reuters) - NATO leaders ⁠including U.S. President Donald ‌Trump are set to affirm an "ironclad commitment" to collective defence ​under the alliance's ⁠Article 5 ⁠pact at a summit in ⁠Ankara ‌next week, according to a ⁠text approved by NATO ambassadors ​and ‌seen by Reuters.

NATO members ⁠are ​also set to pledge 70 billion euros ($80 billion) ⁠in military assistance ​to Ukraine for 2026 and "at least equivalent levels" of ⁠support in 2027, according to the declaration, which still needs final approval ​from the ⁠leaders at the summit.

($1 = ​0.8737 euros)

(Reporting ‌by Andrew Gray ​and Lili Bayer; editing by Bart Meijer)

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