Meloni meets Zelensky at NATO summit sidelines

At the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, on 8 July 2026, Meloni met Zelensky on the sidelines. Allies backed Ukraine as Trump renewed his Greenland demand, and Trump said the Ukraine war “doesn’t affect us” during a meeting with Erdogan. Trump and Zelensky also met at the summit. Babiš spoke with Zelensky at the leaders’ dinner, and Pavel spoke with Frederiksen.

UK and Turkey were to sign a security and defense pact. Erdoğan, who hosted the summit as Imamoglu defended himself in court, held talks with Macron and with German Chancellor Merz, and Handelsblatt wrote that Merz received a revolver and ammunition as a gift from Erdogan. The Economist wrote that NATO survived a bipolar summit.