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Trump grants Ukraine Patriot production licence at Ankara NATO summit
US president reverses long-standing policy on missile technology transfer while NATO leaders pledge $80 billion for Kyiv and defence spending targets slip.
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Ahmad al-Sharaa
President of Syria, Syrian Transitional Government
What we have reported
- Met Trump at the summit as the US moves to remove Syria's state sponsor of terrorism designation and lift sanctions.
- Meets Trump on the summit sidelines; has publicly rejected US suggestions that Syria fight Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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Trump presses NATO allies to deliver on 5% defence spending pledge at Ankara summit
The US president travels to Turkey expecting concrete plans from European members after last year's Hague agreement, while his administration reviews force posture in Europe and feuds with several allied leaders.
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