FULL MEETING: Trump and Turkish President Erdogan convene before NATO defense spending talks

President Donald Trump arrived in Turkey on Tuesday, where he received a welcome ceremony from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of a high-stakes NATO summit expected to focus on a Trump-backed push for higher defense spending, Europe's security responsibilities and continued support for Ukraine. Ahead of Trump's arrival in Ankara, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte previewed the summit's agenda on Monday, calling on allies to present "clear, concrete and credible" plans to meet the alliance's new 5% defense spending target — a goal strongly backed by Trump — while stressing the need to ramp up weapons production and maintain long-term support for Ukraine. "Over the next two days, 32 #NATO Allies, along with partners from Ukraine, the EU, the Indo-Pacific and the Gulf will gather here in Ankara to ensure that NATO continues to deliver," Rutte wrote alongside a video on X. "Allies have already shown that they’re stepping up in a big way. We are stronger together, in NATO, with our partners, to ensure the freedom and security we all hold dear," he continued. During remarks on Tuesday, Rutte said, "You will see and the world will see industries from North America and Europe working hand in hand, innovating together and developing next-generation capabilities. These are capabilities that are really made in NATO, not by one nation, but several, working together in close cooperation." STORY: https://wwmt.com/news/nation-world/pr... #news #shorts #unitedstates #turkey #nato #defense #spending #raise #ceremony #politics #government #donaldtrump #presidenttrump _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: WWMT on Facebook:   / wwmtnews   WWMT on Twitter:   / wwmtnews   Subscribe to WWMT on YouTube:    / @wwmtnews   WWMT Daily News Digest:    • WWMT-TV Daily Digest   For more information, visit https://www.wwmt.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: [email protected] Call the Newsroom: 800.875.3333 WWMT is a MI based station and a CBS Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #WWMT #NEWSCHANNEL3 #Kalamazoo #Michigan