What to Watch at the NATO Summit, and Platner’s Allies Rescind Endorsements
7/7/202611 min
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Tracy Mumford· Host0:30
[upbeat music] From The New York Times, it's the headlines. I'm Tracy Mumford. Today's Tuesday, July 7th. Here's what we're covering. Today, the NATO Summit kicks off in Turkey. Leaders from across Europe will be there, and President Trump is set to participate, too. The meeting comes at a tense moment for the alliance. For more than 70 years, the countries have committed to coming to each other's defense, but that relationship is now under extraordinary pressure.
Ben Hubbard1:03
You know, NATO is in a time right now where the allies are very concerned about the future. There are concerns about Russia sort of attacking elsewhere outside of Ukraine, concern that Donald Trump is going to follow through on his threats to either pull the United States out of the alliance or at least, uh, reduce American commitments to the alliance. And so it's led to a lot of sort of soul-searching inside of NATO.
Tracy Mumford· Host1:26
My colleague Ben Hubbard is covering the annual summit. He says one