NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is set to herald this week's summit in Ankara as one of the most consequential summits in the organisation's history by virtue of record defence spending commitments by Europe and Canada, Euronews understands.
The summit may indeed be momentous, marking as its does the beginning of the "Europeanisation of NATO". As the 32 heads of allied governments gather in the Turkish capital, the alliance's top brass are pushing for a tighter focus on the need to transform Europe's already historic spending on defence into capabilities suited to modern warfare and security.
