Brussels, Belgium, July 6, 2026 (AFP) - Daddy issues? NATO's Rutte sticks to charm to keep Trump on side

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2026-07-06

When NATO chief Mark Rutte travelled to Washington ahead of this year's Ankara summit he had a special weapon to please Donald Trump: a gold-lettered presentation on what a great job the US president has done for the alliance. The move, designed to highlight how Europe is ramping up defence spending under pressure from Trump, was the latest leg of Rutte's relentless charm offensive to keep the mercurial US leader on board through a rollercoaster......

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