在安卡拉举行的峰会上，北约秘书长马克·吕特在接受 BBC 采访时回应了美国总统唐纳德·特朗普此前的争议性言论。针对特朗普批评美国在北约的投入回报不佳、斥责西班牙为“糟糕的伙伴”等攻击性表态，吕特将其比作“家庭争吵”，并表示自己"100%确信”特朗普致力于北约 [1]。
尽管面临来自美国的压力，峰会核心议程仍聚焦于推动欧洲各国将国防资金承诺转化为实际行动，以应对俄罗斯带来的无人机、巡航导弹及弹道导弹威胁，并支持乌克兰局势 [1]。吕特特别指出美国无法脱离欧洲基地进行军事行动，强调北约 32 个成员国之间存在相互依存关系 [1]。他举例称，在对伊朗的所谓“史诗级愤怒”行动中，共有 5000 架飞机在当年 2 月底至 4 月中旬从欧洲基地起飞，这证明了美国依赖欧洲作为力量投射平台的事实 [1]。
关于防务支出进展，吕特透露加拿大和欧洲国家在过去两年内额外支出了 2500 亿美元用于国防建设 [1]。然而他也指出部分成员国尚未制定明确路径以实现到 2030 年将国防支出提升至 GDP 的 3% 的目标，英国便是其中之一 [1]。
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte told the BBC during a summit in Ankara that President Donald Trump's recent controversial remarks resemble a "family argument," expressing his absolute certainty that the U.S. leader remains committed to the alliance [1]. This assurance comes despite previous criticisms from Mr. Trump regarding the return on investment for American spending within NATO and his labeling of Spain as a "bad partner" [1]. Addressing concerns about potential military disengagement, Secretary-General Rutte emphasized that the United States cannot conduct operations such as those against Iran without relying on European bases; he noted that 5,000 aircraft launched from these locations between late February and mid-April to support what was described as an "epic" response [1]. The current NATO summit focuses on converting defense funding commitments by European governments into concrete actions to counter threats from Russian drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles while supporting Ukraine [1]. While Canada and several other nations have committed to spending an additional $250 billion over the next two years for defense purposes [1], some countries like the United Kingdom have not yet outlined a path to raising their defense expenditure to 3% of GDP by 2030 [1].