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Ukraine Offers Drones to Turkey; NATO Funding, Trump Demands Spending

5/26/2026

Summary

Story summary

Ukraine has offered Turkey a proposal to sell, produce, or transfer drone technology, citing Turkey’s manufacturing capacity.
NATO members are debating a 0.25 % of GDP contribution for Ukraine aid, with ambassador Nariman Dzhelialov expecting the July 7-8 Ankara summit to address financial support and reaffirm Kyiv’s NATO goal.
U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly urged NATO partners to raise defence spending, arguing they should assume primary responsibility for Europe’s conventional defence.

History

Historical Context

NATO’s first out-of-area combat mission was the 78-day Kosovo air campaign of March-June 1999, during which 26,095 sorties were flown and allies debated a 0.25 %-of-GDP defence-spending target urged by U.S. President Bill Clinton. That burden-sharing debate resurfaces as NATO diplomats, including ambassador Nariman Dzhelialov, meet in Ankara while Ukraine offers Turkey drone technology to advance its NATO bid.

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Story summary

Ukraine has offered Turkey a proposal to sell, produce, or transfer drone technology, citing Turkey’s manufacturing capacity.
NATO members are debating a 0.25 % of GDP contribution for Ukraine aid, with ambassador Nariman Dzhelialov expecting the July 7-8 Ankara summit to address financial support and reaffirm Kyiv’s NATO goal.
U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly urged NATO partners to raise defence spending, arguing they should assume primary responsibility for Europe’s conventional defence.

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