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Trump and Zelensky Meet at NATO Ankara Summit; NATO Pledges €70B Annual Aid for Ukraine
July 8, 2026 — On the sidelines of the July 7-8 NATO summit in Ankara, Trump and Zelensky met for roughly an hour. Trump agreed to license Ukraine to produce Patriot interceptors domestically and said 'I think we've made a lot of progress' toward peace, though no ceasefire terms were announced. NATO separately pledged €70 billion per year in military aid for 2026-27, which Russia characterized as undercutting the diplomatic track even as Trump voiced optimism about a deal.
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- T2 Al Jazeera — NATO pledges $70 billion for Ukraine as Trump praises peace progress Major middle_eastern
- T2 NPR — Trump, NATO, Zelenskyy at Ankara summit Major western
- T2 Ukrainska Pravda — Trump-Zelensky meeting at NATO summit Major western