U.S. President Donald Trump told NATO leaders he was feeling the love at the end of a two-day summit in Ankara.
But his actions show the U.S. president’s own affections were directed less toward the alliance’s European members than the leaders who appeal to his political instincts.
Syria’s Ahmad al-Sharaa, a former jihadist, won sanctions relief. Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s rehabilitation was rewarded with a deal on air-defense missiles for Ukraine. When Recep Tayyip Erdogan heard through his translator Turkey might be in line to buy the F-35 fighter jets he’s long craved, he gave a jubilant thumbs up.
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