Nato summit begins with focus on defence spending as Zelenskyy and Trump due to meet - Europe live

The NATO summit is underway in Washington, with all thirty-two member states convening at what The Guardian calls a crucial moment for the alliance. The gathering follows fresh friction with the United States over Iran and Greenland. Two threads dominate: defence spending, and a mounting worry across Europe that the American defence industrial base can no longer deliver the weapons it pledged to allies. According to The Guardian, US stockpiles have been drawn down by the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran, prompting European members to weigh new ways to arm and defend themselves. Among the day's headline events, Ukrainian president Zelenskyy and US president Trump are expected to meet.

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