The fallout at the White House between Zelenskyy and Trump has tensed the current geopolitical situation in Europe, which could affect all NATO members

This year's NATO summit opens Tuesday, attended by a disengaged United States, which seems bent on fighting its own battles, rather than helping European allies with the increased threat from Russia.

NATO leaders meet in The Hague for the 2025 summit amid rising global tensions, focusing on defense, the Ukraine war, the Iran conflict, and alliance unity.

NATO leaders meeting this week in The Hague will confront the prospect of another open-ended U.S.-led war outside the North Atlantic region the alliance was created to defend.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, speaking to reporters during a press conference Monday ahead of a NATO summit in The Hauge, reaffirmed NATO’s position that Iran “should not have its hands on a nuclear weapon” and that the US strikes over the weekend on the country’s nuclear facilities were not “against international law.