President Donald Trump heads into his sole full day at the NATO summit facing an alliance he has worked to bend to his will, even as he continues to rattle its members.

NATO leaders gathered in The Hague on Wednesday for a summit tailor-made for U.S. President Donald Trump, with European allies hoping a pledge to hike defence spending will prompt him to dispel doubts about his commitment to the alliance.

A meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy began on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague on 25 June 2025. Source: European Pravda correspondent in The Hague Details: The meeting started shortly after the conclusion of the main NATO leaders’ session and the publication of the summit’s final