Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) and Portugal's Prime Minister Luis Montenegro address the media upon arrival for the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 8, 2026. The summit comes at a fraught time for the 77-year-old transatlantic alliance, with the US President demanding members make good on a pledge to ramp up defence spending as Washington takes a step back from Europe. (Photo by Alexis JUMEAU / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) and Portugal's Prime Minister Luis Montenegro address the media upon arrival for the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 8, 2026. The summit comes at a fraught time for the 77-year-old transatlantic alliance, with the US President demanding members make good on a pledge to ramp up defence spending as Washington takes a step back from Europe. (Photo by Alexis JUMEAU / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) and Portugal's Prime Minister Luis Montenegro address the media upon arrival for the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 8, 2026. The summit comes at a fraught time for the 77-year-old transatlantic alliance, with the US President demanding members make good on a pledge to ramp up defence spending as Washington takes a step back from Europe. (Photo by Alexis JUMEAU / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) and Portugal's Prime Minister Luis Montenegro address the media upon arrival for the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 8, 2026. The summit comes at a fraught time for the 77-year-old transatlantic alliance, with the US President demanding members make good on a pledge to ramp up defence spending as Washington takes a step back from Europe. (Photo by Alexis JUMEAU / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses the media as he arrives for the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 8, 2026. The summit comes at a fraught time for the 77-year-old transatlantic alliance, with the US President demanding members make good on a pledge to ramp up defence spending as Washington takes a step back from Europe. (Photo by Alexis JUMEAU / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses the media as he arrives for the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 8, 2026. The summit comes at a fraught time for the 77-year-old transatlantic alliance, with the US President demanding members make good on a pledge to ramp up defence spending as Washington takes a step back from Europe. (Photo by Alexis JUMEAU / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer addresses the media as he arrives for the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 8, 2026. The summit comes at a fraught time for the 77-year-old transatlantic alliance, with the US President demanding members make good on a pledge to ramp up defence spending as Washington takes a step back from Europe. (Photo by Alexis JUMEAU / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz addresses the media as he arrives for the NATO summit in Ankara, on July 8, 2026. The summit comes at a fraught time for the 77-year-old transatlantic alliance, with the US President demanding members make good on a pledge to ramp up defence spending as Washington takes a step back from Europe. (Photo by Alexis JUMEAU / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)