Can NATO survive Trump's changes of heart?

France 24 poses a pointed question in its latest debate: can NATO survive Donald Trump's shifting allegiances? The program describes recent summits as a scramble to keep the U.S. president committed to the alliance. It notes that at a gathering in Ankara, Trump threatened to pull all American troops from Europe, floated cutting trade with Spain, and criticized NATO for refusing to join his campaign against Iran, saying he attended only as a favor to his host, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Beyond the personality clashes, France 24 stresses the real stakes: how quickly allies can supply Ukraine with defenses against Russian cruise missiles, and whether Vladimir Putin, with his own citizens strained by Ukrainian drone strikes on power and fuel, might gamble on testing the resolve of frontline European states.

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